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覆巢无完卵

fù cháo wú wán luǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact / no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-3096edcacc87b6e5. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

覆巢無完卵 覆巢无完卵 [fu4 chao2 wu2 wan2 luan3] /lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact/no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 覆巢無完卵

  • 覆
    fù

    to reply to a letter / to cover / to overflow / to overturn / to capsize

  • 巢
    cháo

    nest

    Cháo

    surname Chao

  • 无
    mó

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó]

    wú

    not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

  • 完
    wán

    to finish / to be over / whole / complete / entire

  • 卵
    luǎn

    egg / ovum / spawn / (coll.) testicles / (old) penis / (expletive) fucking

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.