城门失火，殃及池鱼

chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú

Definitions

1. a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
2. fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
3. ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee

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Child Words of 城门失火，殃及池鱼

and

city walls

fire

fish

city gate

to lose

to catch fire; to be on fire

calamity

to bring disaster to

pond

gate