倾 巢 来 犯

qīngcháoláifàn

to turn out in force ready to attack (idiom)

Traditional 傾巢來犯

Meaning

qīngcháoláifànqing1 chao2 lai2 fan4

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qīng · to upset, to pour out, to overflow

Radical 亻 · 10 strokes · Parts 亻顷

Pictophonetic: person

cháo · nest, living quarters in tree

Radical 巛 · 11 strokes · Parts 巛果

Ideographic: A nest 巛田 built in a tree 木

lái · to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on

Radical 木 · 7 strokes · Parts 未丷

Ideographic: A wheat plant that has not yet borne fruit; compare 來

fàn · criminal; to violate, to commit a crime

Radical 犭 · 5 strokes · Parts 犭㔾

Pictophonetic: dog

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