城門失火，殃及池魚

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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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
  2. fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
  3. ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee

Written Forms

城門失火，殃及池魚Traditional · Main Form
城门失火，殃及池鱼Alternate Form

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