- 一(one; initial)ASSOCIATIVE
- 尢(disabled person; insufficient)ASSOCIATIVE
From the beginning there was a shortage, so 無 means 'nothing at all'.
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覆巢无完卵
覆巢无完卵
lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact
- ，。
When a nest is overturned, not a single egg remains intact; in war, there are no winners.
- 貳名noun
no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)
- ，。
When a nest is overturned, no eggs remain intact; in war, there are no winners.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 宀(roof)RADICAL
- 元(origin; first)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Under a roof there is everything needed from the basics, so all matters are complete.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 卵(egg (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 卵 pictures two eggs lying next to each other in a nest.
覆巢无完卵
Traditional覆巢無完卵
lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact
- ，。
When a nest is overturned, not a single egg remains intact; in war, there are no winners.
- 貳名noun
no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)
- ，。
When a nest is overturned, no eggs remain intact; in war, there are no winners.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; initial)ASSOCIATIVE
- 尢(disabled person; insufficient)ASSOCIATIVE
From the beginning there was a shortage, so 無 means 'nothing at all'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 宀(roof)RADICAL
- 元(origin; first)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Under a roof there is everything needed from the basics, so all matters are complete.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 卵(egg (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 卵 pictures two eggs lying next to each other in a nest.
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