翻箱倒柜

Traditional: 翻箱倒櫃

fān xiāng dǎo guì

Dictionary entry

to overturn trunks and boxes

What does 翻箱倒柜 mean?

翻箱倒柜 (fān xiāng dǎo guì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to overturn trunks and boxes

2to make a thorough search (idiom)

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翻fānto turn over · to flip over 箱xiāngbox · trunk 倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally · to fail; to go bankrupt 柜guìvariant of 櫃|柜[gui4]

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