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殃及池魚 (joeng1 kap6 ci4 jyu4) — get the innocent bystanders into trouble in a disturbance; being implicated and gotten into trouble in Cantonese

joengˉ¹殃kapˍ₆及ciˎ₄池jyuˎ₄魚
简 殃及池鱼
Mandarin Pinyin: yang1 ji2 chi2 yu2

Meaning of 殃及池魚

nounget the innocent bystanders into trouble in a disturbance; being implicated and gotten into trouble
noun(idiom) innocent/ bystander get into a trouble or get involved in an situation or affair of others

Example Sentences with 殃及池魚

間工廠畀火燒，旁邊嘅住宅都殃及池魚
The nearby houses were not spared when the factory caught fire.
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Characters in 殃及池魚

殃joeng1
bring disaster to
及kap6
catch up with; overtake; match
池ci4
pool; pond; moat
魚jyu4
fish

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