城门失火，殃及池鱼

chéngménshīhuǒ,yāngjíchíyú

a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer; fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions

Traditional 城門失火，殃及池魚

Meaning

chéngménshīhuǒ,yāngjíchíyúcheng2 men2 shi1 huo3 , yang1 ji2 chi2 yu2
  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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