Chinese Notes

巢 cháo

cháo noun nest
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '巢' n 1; Mathews 1931 '巢', p. 30; Unihan '巢')
cháo noun a den
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '巢' n 2; Mathews 1931 '巢', p. 30)
cháo noun a gourd shaped musical instrument
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '巢' n 3)
cháo proper noun Chao
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '巢' n 4)
cháo verb to build a nest
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '巢' v)

Contained in

精巢 testes
贼巢(賊巢) a thieves' den
越鸟巢南枝(越鳥巢南枝) the bird from Yüeh nests on the Southern branch
卵精巢 ovaries and testes
蜂巢胃 reticulum (second stomach of ruminants, with honeycomb pattern); tripe
鹊巢鸠占(鵲巢鳩占) the magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it; to reap where one has not sown
倾巢而出(傾巢而出) the whole nest came out; to turn out in full strength
巢居 to reside
窝巢(窩巢) nest
卵巢 ovary
倾巢(傾巢) the whole nest came out (to fight us); a turnout in full force (of a gang of villains)
暖巢管家 housekeeper who looks after old people with no children or whose children do not live with them
覆巢无完卵(覆巢無完卵) when the nest overturns no egg remains intact; no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster
覆巢之下无完卵(覆巢之下無完卵) when the nest is upset no egg is left intact; when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed
空巢 an empty nest ; a home where the kids have grown up and moved out
香巢 a love nest; a place of secret cohabitation (also derogatory)
蜂巢 beehive; wasp's nest
倾巢出动(傾巢出動) dispatch troops like wasps from a nest
有巢氏 You Chao Shi
卵巢窝(卵巢窩) ovary
鸟巢(鳥巢) bird's nest ; Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium
匪巢 bandit stronghold
巢窝(巢窩) a tree nest ; a brothel
枳句来巢(枳句來巢) in the crooked lemon-tree birds make their nests
巢穴 a lair; a nest; a den ; a hideout
营巢(營巢) to nest
倾巢来犯(傾巢來犯) to turn out in force ready to attack

Also contained in

黄巢起义、巢湖地区、燕巢乡、居巢、巢湖、黄巢之乱、居巢区、雀巢、巢县、巢湖市、燕巢、黄巢

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卷二百二十五下列傳第一百五十下逆臣下 Volume 225c Biographies 150c: Rebellious Ministers 3 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 91
卷二百十二列傳第一百俞大猷戚繼光劉顯李錫張元勳 Volume 212 Biographies 100: Yu Dayou, Qi Jiguang, Liu Xian, Li Xi, Zhang Yuanxun History of Ming 明史 — count: 22
卷三十四　　　　志第二十四　　五行一 Volume 34 Treatises 28: Five Elements 1 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 21
卷一百五十四列傳第一百〇四: 孔巢父許孟容呂元膺劉棲楚張宿熊望柏耆 Volume 154 Biographies 104: Kong Chaofu, Xu Mengrong, Lu Yuanying, Liu Qichu, Zhang Su, Xiong Wang, Bai Qi Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 21
卷二百下列傳第一百五十下: 朱泚黃巢秦宗權 Volume 200 Biographies 150: Zhu Ci, Huang Chao, Qin Zongchuan Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 20
第三十回 Chapter 30 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義 — count: 19
卷五十五 Scroll 55 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 17
卷一百二十九志第八十二樂四 Volume 129 Treatises 82: Music 4 History of Song 宋史 — count: 14
卷一百六十三　　列傳第八十八孔穆崔柳楊馬 Volume 163 Biographies 88: Kong, Mu, Cui, Liu, Yan, Ma New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 14
卷四十二雜傳第三十: 朱宣王師範李罕之孟方立王珂趙犨馮行襲 Volume 42 Miscellaneous Biographies 22: Zhu Xuan, Wang Shifan, Li Hanzhi, Meng Fangli, Wang Ke, Zhao Chou, Feng Xingxi New History of the Five Dynasties 新五代史 — count: 14

Collocations

鹊巢 (鵲巢) 鵲巢騶虞之德 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 序 Preface — count: 24
来巢 (來巢) 有鴝鵒來巢 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 16
覆巢 (覆巢) 不覆巢 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《王制》 Royal Regulations — count: 14
南巢 (南巢) 成湯放桀于南巢 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書仲虺之誥 Shang Shu - Announcement of Zhong-hui — count: 8
乌巢 (烏巢) 瓊等時宿在烏巢 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷七十四上袁紹劉表列傳 Volume 74a: Biographies of Yuan Shao, Liu Biao 1 — count: 7
巢帅 (巢帥) 宋向巢帥師伐曹 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 哀公 Lord Ai — count: 6
围巢 (圍巢) 楚人圍巢 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 6
巢毁 (巢毀) 覆巢毀卵 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷八　本經訓 Chapter 8: Base Warp — count: 6
巢父 (巢父) 巢父灑耳 — Exemplary Figures 法言, 卷六問明 Chapter 6: Asking about Wisdom — count: 5
灭巢 (滅巢) 吳滅巢 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 5