覆巢之下无完卵

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Definitions

1. lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom)
2. fig. when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed

Child Words of 覆巢之下无完卵

down

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

under

egg

to finish

not to have

nest

to cover