翻箱倒箧
Traditional form:
翻箱倒篋
Pinyin (reading):
fānxiāngdǎoqiè
Definitions:
- to overturn trunks and boxes
- to make a thorough search (idiom)
Characters:
- 翻 - to upset, to capsize, to flip over
- 箱 - box, case; chest, trunk
- 倒 - to collapse, to fall over; to lie down
- 箧 - trunk, chest, box; portfolio
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