翻箱倒柜 — Chinese idiom
翻箱倒柜
fān xiāng dǎo guì
Traditional: 翻箱倒櫃
Meaning
- to overturn trunks and boxes
- to make a thorough search
Character by character
- 翻fānto upset, to capsize, to flip over
- 箱xiāngbox, case; chest, trunk
- 倒dǎoto collapse, to fall over; to lie down
- 柜guìcabinet, cupboard, wardrobe; shop counter
Idioms sharing a character
- 人仰马翻 rén yǎng mǎ fān
- 天翻地覆 tiān fān dì fù
- 翻天覆地 fān tiān fù dì
- 翻山越岭 fān shān yuè lǐng
- 翻江倒海 fān jiāng dǎo hǎi
- 翻空出奇 fān kōng chū qí
- 翻箱倒箧 fān xiāng dǎo qiè
- 翻老皇历 fān lǎo huáng lì
- 翻云覆雨 fān yún fù yǔ
- 咸鱼翻身 xián yú fān shēn
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