Meaning of 翻箱倒柜
翻箱倒柜 means to ransack; to turn everything upside down in a thorough search. Pronounced fān xiāng dǎo guì.
- to ransack; to turn everything upside down in a thorough search
Definitions & Examples
Wèi为
le了
zhǎo找
nà那
fēng封
xìn信
，
tā他
fān翻
xiāng箱
dǎo倒
guì柜
de地
zhǎo找
le了
yī一
gè个
xià下
wǔ午
。
He spent the whole afternoon turning everything upside down looking for that letter.
Xiǎo小
tōu偷
bǎ把
jiā家
lǐ里
fān翻
xiāng箱
dǎo倒
guì柜
，
zhí值
qián钱
de的
dōng东
xī西
dōu都
bèi被
ná拿
zǒu走
le了
。
The thief ransacked the house, and all the valuables were taken.
Nǐ你
bié别
fān翻
xiāng箱
dǎo倒
guì柜
de的
，
wǒ我
bāng帮
nǐ你
yī一
qǐ起
zhǎo找
yào钥
shi匙
。
Stop ransacking the place; I'll help you look for the keys.
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