苍蝇不叮无缝蛋 in English cang1 ying5 bu4 ding1 wu2 feng4 dan4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) flies do not attack an intact egg (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically no smoke without a fire

Simplified Characters

苍 蝇 不 叮 无 缝 蛋

Traditional Characters

蒼 蠅 不 叮 無 縫 蛋

Pinyin

cang1 ying5 bu4 ding1 wu2 feng4 dan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

苍cang1surname Cang 蝇ying2fly 不bu4(negative prefix) 叮ding1to sting or bite (of mosquito, bee etc) 无wu2not to have 缝feng4to sew 蛋dan4variant of 蜑[Dan4]