"Nest" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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巢穴 cháo xué lair / nest / den / hideout
窝 wō nest / pit or hollow on the human body / lair / den / place / to harbor or shelter / to hold in check / to bend / classifier for litters and broods
渊薮 yuān sǒu (lit.) gathering place of fish or other creatures / (fig.) haunt / lair / nest / den / hotbed
窝巢 wō cháo nest
巢 cháo nest
窠 kē nest
蔟 cù collect / frame for silk worm / nest
营巢 yíng cháo to nest
蜂窝 fēng wō bee's nest / honeycomb / fig. honeycomb figure
燕窝 yàn wō edible bird's nest
蜂巢 fēng cháo beehive / wasp's nest / honeycomb / fig. honeycomb figure
鸟巢 niǎo cháo bird's nest / nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium
魔窟 mó kū lit. nest of devils / place occupied by sinister forces
老本 lǎo běn capital / assets / savings / nest egg / (fig.) reputation / laurels (to rest upon) / old edition of a book / (tree) trunk
鸟窝 niǎo wō bird's nest
空巢 kōng cháo empty nest / a home where the kids have grown up and moved out
倾巢 qīng cháo lit. the whole nest came out (to fight us) / a turnout in full force (of a gang of villains)
营私 yíng sī to gain from corrupt dealing / to engage in graft / to feather one's nest
螵 piāo nest of eggs of mantis
倾巢而出 qīng cháo ér chū the whole nest came out (idiom) / to turn out in full strength
生财有道 shēng cái yǒu dào lit. there are principles behind making money (idiom) / fig. to have a knack for good business / knowing how to accumulate wealth / good at feathering one's own nest
良禽择木 liáng qín zé mù a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb) / fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity
覆巢无完卵 fù cháo wú wán luǎn lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact / no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)
金丝燕 jīn sī yàn Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species &ndash / Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus &ndash / build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup
捅马蜂窝 tǒng mǎ fēng wō (fig.) to stir up a hornet's nest
沱茶 tuó chá a cake of tea, commonly Pu'er tea 普洱茶[Pu3 er3 cha2], compacted into a bowl or nest shape / dome shaped tea-brick / caked tea
良禽择木而栖 liáng qín zé mù ér qī a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb) / fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity
蚕山 cán shān silkworm nest (bundle of straw etc provided for silkworm to spin their cocoons)
蚕蔟 cán cù silkworm nest (bundle of straw etc provided for silkworm to spin their cocoons)
香巢 xiāng cháo a love nest / a place of secret cohabitation (also derogatory)
覆巢之下无完卵 fù cháo zhī xià wú wán luǎn lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom) / fig. when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed
燕子衔泥垒大窝 yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom) / many a little makes a mickle
鹊巢鸠占 què cháo jiū zhàn the magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiom) / to reap where one has not sown
山苏 shān sū bird's nest fern (Asplenium nidus)
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