倾箱倒箧

Traditional: 傾箱倒篋

qīng xiāng dào qiè

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to exhaust all one has

What does 倾箱倒箧 mean?

倾箱倒箧 (qīng xiāng dào qiè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to exhaust all one has

2to leave no stone unturned

3to try one's best

Character breakdown

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倾qīngto overturn · to collapse 箱xiāngbox · trunk 倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally · to fail; to go bankrupt 箧qièchest · box

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倾箱倒箧

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