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城門失火，殃及池魚
简 城门失火，殃及池鱼 · 繁 城門失火，殃及池魚Mandarin · pinyin chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú
Meanings
- a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
- fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
- ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
Characters in this entry
- 城
- chéng · castle; city, town; municipality
- 門
- mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
- 失
- shī · lose; make mistake, neglect
- 火
- huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
- 殃
- yāng · misfortune, disaster, calamity
- 及
- jí · extend; reach; come up to; and
- 池
- chí · pool, pond; moat; cistern
- 魚
- yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
- 门
- mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
- 鱼
- yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
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sing4 mun4 sat1 fo2 ，joeng1 kap6 ci4 jyu4
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