覆巢之下無完卵

Chinese

		to cover; to overflow; to reply to a letter to cover; to overflow; to reply to a letter; to overturn; to capsize	nest	's; him/her/it; this	under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	not have	to finish; to be over; whole to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire	ovum
trad. (覆巢之下無完卵)		覆	巢	之	下	無	完	卵
simp. (覆巢之下无完卵)		覆	巢	之	下	无	完	卵
Literally: “No eggs remain intact when the nest overturns.”

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fùcháozhīxiàwúwánluǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˋ ㄔㄠˊ ㄓㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˊ ㄨㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fuk¹ caau⁴ zi¹ haa⁶ mou⁴ jyun⁴ leon^5-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: fùcháozhīxiàwúwánluǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˋ ㄔㄠˊ ㄓㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˊ ㄨㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fuhchaurjyshiahwuwanloan
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fùcháojhihsiàwúwánluǎn
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕjä⁵¹ u³⁵ wän³⁵ lwän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fuk¹ caau⁴ zi¹ haa⁶ mou⁴ jyun⁴ leon^5-2
  - Yale: fūk chàauh jī hah mòuh yùhn léun
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fuk⁷ tsaau⁴ dzi¹ haa⁶ mou⁴ jyn⁴ loen^5-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: fug¹ cao⁴ ji¹ ha⁶ mou⁴ yun⁴ lên²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fʊk̚⁵ t͡sʰäːu̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ häː²² mou̯²¹ jyːn²¹ lɵn¹³⁻³⁵/

Proverb

覆巢之下無完卵

No individual can escape from the calamity its group is suffering.

Synonyms

覆巢之下，焉有完卵 (fùcháozhīxià, yānyǒuwánluǎn)
覆巢之下，安有完卵 (fùcháozhīxià, 'ānyǒuwánluǎn)
覆巢之下，豈有完卵／覆巢之下，岂有完卵 (fùcháozhīxià, qǐyǒuwánluǎn)

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