覆巢之下无完卵

Traditional: 覆巢之下無完卵

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Dictionary entry

lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom)

What does 覆巢之下无完卵 mean?

覆巢之下无完卵 (fù cháo zhī xià wú wán luǎn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom)

2fig. when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed

Character breakdown

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覆fùto cover · to overflow 巢Cháosurname Chao 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 下xiàdown · downwards 无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]完wánto finish · to be over 卵luǎnegg; ovum; spawn · (coll.) testicles

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