城门失火，殃及池鱼

MEANING

1. 壹名noun

   a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer

   • chéngménshīhuǒ,yāngjíchíyú.

     城门失火，殃及池鱼。🔊

     When the city gate catches fire, even the fish in the pond suffer from the disaster.

2. 貳名noun

   fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions

   • chéngménshīhuǒ,yāngjíchíyú.

     城门失火，殃及池鱼。🔊

     When the city gate is on fire, even the fish in the pond suffer the consequences.

3. 參名noun

   ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee

   • chéngménshīhuǒ,yāngjíchíyú.

     城门失火，殃及池鱼。🔊

     When the city gate catches fire, the fish in the pond suffer the consequences.