Chinese–English
城门失火，殃及池鱼
chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú · cheng men shi huo , yang ji chi yu
Traditional 城門失火，殃及池魚
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- 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
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