- 覆巢无完卵
- fùcháowúwánluǎnwhen the nest is overturned no egg stays unbroken—when disaster befalls a family, etc., no member can escape unscathed* * *fu4 chao2 wu2 wan2 luan3lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact, no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)* * *覆巢无完卵fù cháo wú wán luǎnWhen the nest is overturned, no egg stays unbroken -- in a great disaster no one can escape unscathed (safe and sound).; Not a single egg can be intact in an overturned nest.; a common fate we all have to face without a single exception* * *覆巢無完卵|覆巢无完卵 [fù cháo wú wán luǎn] ► lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact ► no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.