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覆巢之下无完卵

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7-character word Traditional 覆巢之下無完卵

What 覆巢之下无完卵 means

1. lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom)
2. fig. when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed

The characters in 覆巢之下无完卵

• 覆fùto cover; to overflow; to overturn
• 巢cháonest
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 下xiàdown; downwards; below
• 无wúnot to have; no; none
• 完wánto finish; to be over; whole
• 卵luǎnegg; ovum; spawn; (colloquial) testicles; (old) penis