覆巢无完卵 (覆巢無完卵)
fù cháo wú wán luǎn
Pinyin

Definition

覆巢无完卵 (覆巢無完卵)
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fù cháo wú wán luǎn
  1. lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact
  2. no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)

Related Words (20)

wán
  1. 1 to finish
  2. 2 to be over
  3. 3 whole
  4. 4 complete
  5. 5 entire
wán quán
  1. 1 complete
  2. 2 whole
  3. 3 totally
  4. 4 entirely
wán chéng
  1. 1 to complete
  2. 2 to accomplish
wán měi
  1. 1 perfect
  2. 2 perfection
  3. 3 perfectly
zuò wán
  1. 1 to finish
  2. 2 to complete the task

Idioms (20)

事危累卵
shì wēi lěi luǎn
  1. 1 lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
以卵击石
yǐ luǎn jī shí
  1. 1 lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible
  2. 2 to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
倾巢来犯
qīng cháo lái fàn
  1. 1 to turn out in force ready to attack (idiom)
倾巢而出
qīng cháo ér chū
  1. 1 the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength
全军覆没
quán jūn fù mò
  1. 1 total defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipeout