Word data
HSK
Not in HSK
FREQUENCY
Unknown
城門失火，殃及池魚 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
Word data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | Unknown |
Definitions
- 1. a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
- 2. fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
- 3. ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee