苍蝇不叮无缝蛋 cāng ying bù dīng wú fèng dàn

lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. no smoke without a fire

Characters

Character Meaning
苍 cāng HSK 6
dark blue; ash-gray; deep green
蝇 ying
fly; musca
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
叮 dīng HSK 6
to sting or bite (of mosquito, bee etc)
无 wú HSK 4
not; no; not to have
缝 fèng HSK 6
seam; crack; narrow slit
蛋 dàn HSK 2
egg; oval-shaped thing; variant of 蜑dàn