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倾巢

qīng cháo

2-character word Traditional 傾巢

What 倾巢 means

1. lit. the whole nest came out (to fight us)
2. a turnout in full force (of a gang of villains)

The characters in 倾巢

• 倾qīngto overturn; to collapse; to lean
• 巢cháonest

Words starting with 倾巢

• 倾巢来犯qīng cháo lái fànto turn out in force ready to attack (idiom)
• 倾巢而出qīng cháo ér chūthe whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength

Sounds the same

Read qīng cháo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 清朝Qing dynasty (1644-1911)