lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom); fig. when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed
trad. 覆巢之下無完卵
Also written 覆巢之下無完卵【fù cháo zhī xià wú wán luǎn】
Characters in this word
7覆
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to cover, to overflow, to overturn, to capsize
- Pinyin
- fù
- Strokes
- 18
- Frequency
- 24295 of 2500
巢
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surname Chao
- Pinyin
- Cháo
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 25080 of 2500
之
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(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]), him, her, it
- Pinyin
- zhī
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 475 of 2500
下
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down, downwards, below, lower, later, next (week etc), second (of two parts), to decline, to go down, to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc), measure word to show the frequency of an action
- Pinyin
- xià
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 184 of 2500
无
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used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]
- Pinyin
- mó
- Traditional
- 無
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 1404 of 2500
完
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to finish, to be over, whole, complete, entire
- Pinyin
- wán
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 485 of 2500
卵
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egg; ovum; spawn, (coll.) testicles, (old) penis, (expletive) fucking
- Pinyin
- luǎn
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 20035 of 2500