苍蝇不叮无缝蛋
cāng​ying​bù​dīng​wú​fèng​dàn

no smoke without fire

  • created sense approved 苍蝇不叮无缝蛋/蒼蠅不叮無縫蛋 · cāng​ying​bù​dīng​wú​fèng​dàn · no smoke without fire — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    苍蝇不叮无缝蛋 / 蒼蠅不叮無縫蛋

    cāng​ying​bù​dīng​wú​fèng​dàn

    no smoke without fire

    literally "flies do not sting eggs that have no cracks"; used to say that there is always a reason why someone or something is targeted or criticized

    苍蝇 (literal) → 苍蝇/蒼蠅 · cāng​ying · fly 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 叮 (literal) → 叮 · dīng · to sting 无缝 (literal) → 无缝/無縫 · wú​fèng · seamless 蛋 (literal) → 蛋 · dàn · egg

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense