城門失火，殃及池魚
chéngménshīhuǒ,yāngjíchíyú
ㄔㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄕ ㄏㄨㄛˇ , ㄧㄤ ㄐㄧˊ ㄔˊ ㄩˊ
Simplified 城门失火，殃及池鱼
- 1a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
- 2fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
- 3ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee