鵲巢鳩占 què cháo jiū zhàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. the magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiom)
  2. to reap where one has not sown

CHARACTERS

鵲 què magpie; Pica species (various)
巢 cháo nest, living quarter in tree
鳩 jiū pigeon, dove; collect, assemble
占 zhàn divine; observe; versify