城門失火，殃及池魚

城門失火，殃及池魚

Chinese

		city gate	to catch fire		to bring disaster to
trad. (城門失火，殃及池魚)		城門	失火	，	殃及	池魚
simp. (城门失火，殃及池鱼)		城门	失火	，	殃及	池鱼
Literally: “a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chéngmén shīhuǒ, yāngjí chíyú

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄕ ㄏㄨㄛˇ, ㄧㄤ ㄐㄧˊ ㄔˊ ㄩˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ mun⁴ sat¹ fo², joeng¹ kap⁶ ci⁴ jyu⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: chéngmén shīhuǒ, yāngjí chíyú
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄕ ㄏㄨㄛˇ, ㄧㄤ ㄐㄧˊ ㄔˊ ㄩˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngmen shyhuuo, iangjyi chyyu
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chéngmén shihhuǒ, yangjí chíhyú
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ mən³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xwɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ jɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ y³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing⁴ mun⁴ sat¹ fo², joeng¹ kap⁶ ci⁴ jyu⁴
    • Yale: sìhng mùhn sāt fó, yēung kahp chìh yùh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ mun⁴ sat⁷ fo², joeng¹ kap⁹ tsi⁴ jy⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ mun⁴ sed¹ fo², yêng¹ keb⁶ qi⁴ yu⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ muːn²¹ sɐt̚⁵ fɔː³⁵ jœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵ kʰɐp̚² t͡sʰiː²¹ jyː²¹/

Idiom

城門失火，殃及池魚

1. the bystander will also suffer; to get caught in the crossfire

Usage notes

The meaning of 池魚 is disputed. One theory said that it is a person (池仲魚)'s name.