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殃及池魚

joeng1 kap6 ci4 jyu4*2

yang1 ji2 chi2 yu2

being implicated thereby getting into trouble

also 池魚之殃

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殃及池魚

殃 joeng1 yang1 - misfortune; disaster; calamity
及 kap6 ji2 - reach; attain; as well as; timely
池 ci4 chi2 tuo2 zhe2 - pool; pond; moat
魚 jyu4*2 jyu4 yu2 - fish

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

This word was added by bernard on 22nd Mar 2008

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