覆巢之下无完卵 in English fu4 chao2 zhi1 xia4 wu2 wan2 luan3 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiomatic expression)
• metaphorically when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed

Pinyin

fu4 chao2 zhi1 xia4 wu2 wan2 luan3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

覆fu4variant of 復|复[fu4] 巢chao2surname Chao 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 下xia4down 无wu2not to have 完wan2to finish 卵luan3egg