苍蝇不叮无缝蛋

Traditional: 蒼蠅不叮無縫蛋

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Dictionary entry

lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom)

What does 苍蝇不叮无缝蛋 mean?

苍蝇不叮无缝蛋 (cāng ying bù dīng wú fèng dàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom)

2fig. no smoke without a fire

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苍Cāngsurname Cang 蝇yíngfly · musca 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-叮dīngto sting or bite (of mosquito, bee etc) · to say repeatedly 无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]缝féngto sew · to stitch 蛋Dànvariant of 蜑[Dan4]

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