覆巢破卵 — “Overturned nest, broken eggs”
覆巢破卵 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “When a major calamity or destructive event occurs, everyone and everything involved is affected and suffers, leaving nothing unscathed or intact; a total collapse where no one can escape harm”. 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 覆巢破卵 mean?
覆巢破卵 (fù cháo pò luǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “When a major calamity or destructive event occurs, everyone and everything involved is affected and suffers, leaving nothing unscathed or intact; a total collapse where no one can escape harm”.
How do you pronounce 覆巢破卵?
覆巢破卵 is pronounced fù cháo pò luǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 覆巢破卵 literally mean?
Literally, 覆巢破卵 means “overturned nest, broken eggs”. It is used to mean “When a major calamity or destructive event occurs, everyone and everything involved is affected and suffers, leaving nothing unscathed or intact; a total collapse where no one can escape harm”.
What is the Chinese definition of 覆巢破卵?
覆：翻；破：打破。翻倒鸟窝，破碎鸟蛋。比喻毁灭性的打击降临于众时，无一可以幸免