覆巢之下無完卵
Chinese
- to cover; to overflow; to reply to a letter; to overturn; to capsize
nest 's; him/her/it; this under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latternot have to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entireovum trad. (覆巢之下無完卵) 覆 巢 之 下 無 完 卵 simp. (覆巢之下无完卵) 覆 巢 之 下 无 完 卵 Literally: “No eggs remain intact when the nest overturns.”
Pronunciation
Proverb
覆巢之下無完卵
- No individual can escape from the calamity its group is suffering.
Synonyms
- 覆巢之下,焉有完卵 (fùcháozhīxià, yānyǒuwánluǎn)
- 覆巢之下,安有完卵 (fùcháozhīxià, 'ānyǒuwánluǎn)
- 覆巢之下,豈有完卵/覆巢之下,岂有完卵 (fùcháozhīxià, qǐyǒuwánluǎn)