chéng​mén​shī​huǒ, yāng​jí​chí​yú

collateral damage

  • created sense approved 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

    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。

    created sense

  • created sense approved 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

    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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