覆巢无完卵

Traditional: 覆巢無完卵

fù cháo wú wán luǎn

Dictionary entry

lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact

What does 覆巢无完卵 mean?

覆巢无完卵 (fù cháo wú wán luǎn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact

2no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)

Character breakdown

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覆fùto cover · to overflow 巢Cháosurname Chao 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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覆巢无完卵

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