鵲巢鳩占

成語故事

各種鳥類都有一種共同的本領，能夠用口銜著泥和草，用來在樹上築巢居住，只有鳩鳥是例外。

鳩不會自己築巢，只憑著體力比較強，用武力欺凌別種鳥類，霸占別種鳥類的巢來居住。

這句成語在「詩經」里的原意，是用鳩來比喻當時的女子，指那時候的女子都沒有才能謀生，但在結婚後，住到夫家卻有現成的享受；正如鳩不懂築巢，而霸占喜鵲的巢來居住一樣。

不過，現代的女子已和男子一樣能幹，所以現在用「鵲巢鳩占」來比喻女人嫁後享受現成的安樂已經不適用了。

成語解釋

鵲，喜鵲，棲於山野間，性厭溼喜乾，食腐肉。

鳩，鳥名，似鴿子，頭小尾短。全句是說鳩比較笨拙，不會築巢，

占：占據，強占。

又作「鳩居鵲巢」、「鵲巢鳩占」。

鳩佔了喜鵲做好的巢。比喻強占別人東西。

現在比喻強占他人住處和位置。

引用文獻

詩經召南鵲巢：「維鵲有巢，維鳩居之。」

易林豫之晉：「鵲巢柳樹，鳩奪其處。」

成語造句

• 1. 她把我的辦公室桌子整理得一新，然後「鵲巢鳩占」，讓我無處可坐。
• 2. 我的停車位被那輛車「鵲巢鳩占」了，我只好找其他地方停車。

• This idiom originates from an ancient Chinese poem and describes a situation where one occupies or takes over someone else's dwelling or position. It is derived from the behavior of birds, particularly magpies and doves.

  Most birds have the ability to build nests using mud and grass, but doves are an exception. Instead of building their own nests, doves rely on their physical strength to intimidate other birds and occupy their nests.

  In the original context of the idiom in the "Book of Songs," it was used metaphorically to describe women of that time who lacked skills for self-sufficiency. After getting married, they would enjoy the comforts provided by their husband's family, just as doves occupy the nests of magpies without knowing how to build their own.

  However, in modern times, women have become equally capable as men, so the idiom "鵲巢鳩占" is no longer applicable to describe women who enjoy pre-existing comforts after marriage.