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失火
shī​huǒ

to catch fire

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 城门失火,殃及池鱼 chéng​mén​shī​huǒ​yāng​jí​chí​yú innocent bystanders suffer
    (idiom) Lit. a fire in the city gates is a calamity for the fish in the moat (from which water is drawn to fight the fire); fig. innocent bystanders are dragged into a disaster or suffer due to circumstances beyond their control
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