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Jyutping
fuk1 caau4 zi1 haa6 mou4 jyun4 leon2
Pinyin
fù cháo zhī xià wú wán luǎn
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom)
fig. when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
proverb
No individual can escape from the calamity its group is suffering.
(syn.) 岂有完卵, 焉有完卵, 覆巢之下,焉有完卵, 安有完卵, 覆巢之下,安有完卵, 豈有完卵, 覆巢之下
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
覆巢之下无完卵。
覆巢之下無完卵。
fù cháo zhī xià wú wán luǎn 。
How could there be unbroken eggs under a toppled nest?