鵲巢鳩佔 (zoek3 caau4 kau1 zim3) — seizing another's place, land, etc; taking other people's efforts and reaping the profits [literal] the turtle-dove occupies the magpie's nest in Cantonese
zoek˗₃鵲caauˎ₄巢kauˉ¹鳩zim˗₃佔简 鹊巢鸠占
Mandarin Pinyin: que4 chao2 jiu1 zhan4
Meaning of 鵲巢鳩佔
nounseizing another's place, land, etc; taking other people's efforts and reaping the profits [literal] the turtle-dove occupies the magpie's nest
nounliterally: a turtledove takes over the nest of a magpie; to seize and occupy someone else's property; to reap the benefits of other's efforts