chéng​mén​shī​huǒ, yāng​jí​chí​yú

collateral damage

Senses

城门失火,殃及池鱼/ 城門失火,殃及池魚 chéng​mén​shī​huǒ, yāng​jí​chí​yú collateral damage

innocent bystanders suffering as a result of a conflict or disaster involving others

你们两个闹矛盾,别把我牵扯进来,我可不想城门失火,殃及池鱼。

城门失火,殃及池鱼/ 城門失火,殃及池魚 chéng​mén​shī​huǒ, yāng​jí​chí​yú interconnectedness

the idea that individuals or entities are linked such that a misfortune for one inevitably affects others; no man is an island

面对全球性的经济危机,任何国家都无法独善其身,往往是城门失火,殃及池鱼。

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