汉英词典
MEANING OF 城门失火，殃及池鱼
城门失火，殃及池鱼
(城門失火，殃及池魚)
(城門失火，殃及池魚)
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
When the city gate caught fire, everyone went to the moat to fetch water. When the water ran out, the fish died / It is a metaphor of loss or harm due to being involved
城门失火，大家都到护城河取水，水用完了，鱼也死了。比喻因受连累而遭到损失或祸害。
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城门失火，殃及池鱼。 A fire on the city gate brings disaster to the fish in the moat. | ||
同时还威胁到栅栏附近的绿化，殃及池鱼。 Also a threat to the fence near the green, adverse impacts. | ||
