殃及池魚

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Chinese

to bring disaster to
trad. (殃及池魚) 殃及 池魚
simp. (殃及池鱼) 殃及 池鱼

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殃及池魚

  1. Short for 城門失火,殃及池魚城门失火,殃及池鱼 (chéngmén shīhuǒ, yāngjí chíyú, “to suffer as a bystander; to get caught in the crossfire”).