覆巢毁卵 — “Overturned nest, broken eggs”
覆巢毁卵 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “If the whole entity or organization is destroyed, its individual components or members cannot remain intact; implying total ruin or complete collapse”. Literally, “Overturned nest, broken eggs”.
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- fù覆wáng亡wú无rì日doomed to perish soon
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- fù覆jūn军shā杀jiāng将annihilate army and kill generals
- fù覆qián前jiè戒hòu后learn from past mistakes
- fù覆qù去fān翻lái来toss and turn repeatedly
- fù覆dì地fān翻tiān天cause earth-shaking changes
- fù覆zōng宗miè灭sì祀destroy family line and ancestral worship
- fù覆zōng宗jué绝sì嗣destroy the clan and end the family line
- fù覆cháo巢wú无wán完luǎn卵When the group falls, no one escapes harm
- fù覆shì是wèi为fēi非distort the truth
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What does 覆巢毁卵 mean?
覆巢毁卵 (fù cháo huǐ luǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “If the whole entity or organization is destroyed, its individual components or members cannot remain intact; implying total ruin or complete collapse”.
How do you pronounce 覆巢毁卵?
覆巢毁卵 is pronounced fù cháo huǐ luǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 覆巢毁卵 literally mean?
Literally, 覆巢毁卵 means “Overturned nest, broken eggs”. It is used to mean “If the whole entity or organization is destroyed, its individual components or members cannot remain intact; implying total ruin or complete collapse”.
What is the Chinese definition of 覆巢毁卵?
覆：翻倒。巢：鸟窝。毁：破坏。卵：蛋。翻倒了鸟窝，打破了鸟蛋。比喻整体毁灭了，各部分都不复存在。亦作“覆巢破卵”、“覆巢倾卵”、“覆巢无完卵”。