Chinese–English

覆巢无完卵

fù cháo wú wán luǎn · fu chao wu wan luan

Traditional 覆巢無完卵

Meaning

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  1. lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact
  2. no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)
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