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翻箱倒柜

fān xiāng dǎo guì

4-character word Traditional 翻箱倒櫃

What 翻箱倒柜 means

1. to overturn trunks and boxes
2. to make a thorough search (idiom)

The characters in 翻箱倒柜

• 翻fānto turn over; to flip over; to overturn
• 箱xiāngbox; trunk; chest
• 倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow
• 柜guìcupboard; cabinet; wardrobe

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