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覆巢无完卵

fù cháo wú wán luǎn

5-character word Traditional 覆巢無完卵

What 覆巢无完卵 means

1. lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact
2. no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)

The characters in 覆巢无完卵

• 覆fùto cover; to overflow; to overturn
• 巢cháonest
• 无wúnot to have; no; none
• 完wánto finish; to be over; whole
• 卵luǎnegg; ovum; spawn; (colloquial) testicles; (old) penis

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