城门失火，殃及池鱼 | Chinese meaning | lingaku

Loading

Lingaku

Japanese

Decks
Kanji List
Grammar List
Acknowledgements

About

Contact Us

© 2026, lingaku.com. Read our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Manage Cookie Preferences.

城门失火，殃及池鱼【chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú】

a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee

城门失火，殃及池鱼【chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú】

a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee

城

HSK 32

含义castle; city, town; municipality

拼音chéng

门

HSK 1

含义gate, door, entrance, opening

拼音mén

失

HSK 32

含义lose; make mistake, neglect

拼音shī

火

HSK 11

含义fire, flame; burn; anger, rage

拼音huǒ

殃

HSK 7-9

含义misfortune, disaster, calamity

拼音yāng

及

HSK 34

含义extend; reach; come up to; and

拼音jí

池

HSK 51

含义pool, pond; moat; cistern

拼音chí

鱼

HSK 2

含义fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195

拼音yú