覆巢無完卵

fuk1 caau4 mou4 jyun4 leon2

lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact · no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact
  2. no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)

Written Forms

覆巢無完卵Traditional · Main Form
覆巢无完卵Alternate Form

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