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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

lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact
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
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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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