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覆巢無完卵

简 覆巢无完卵 · 繁 覆巢無完卵
Mandarin · pinyin fù cháo wú wán luǎn

Meanings

  1. lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact
  2. no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)
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覆
fù · cover; tip over; return; reply
巢
cháo · nest, living quarter in tree
無
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完
wán · complete, finish, settle; whole
卵
luǎn · egg; ovum; roe; spawn
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
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4–2–2–2–3 · fu4 chao2 wu2 wan2 luan3

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fuk1 caau4 mou4 jyun4 leon2

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覆巢無完卵 · fu4 chao2 wu2 wan2 luan3
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Exact source record覆巢無完卵 覆巢无完卵 [fu4 chao2 wu2 wan2 luan3] /lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact/no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)/