Meaning of 池鱼之殃
池鱼之殃 means disaster suffered due to association; being implicated in a disaster. Pronounced chí yú zhī yāng.
- disaster suffered due to association; being implicated in a disaster
Definitions & Examples
Gōng公
sī司
gāo高
céng层
nèi内
dòu斗
，
wǒ我
men们
zhè这
xiē些
xiǎo小
yuán员
gōng工
yě也
bù不
xìng幸
zāo遭
shòu受
chí池
yú鱼
zhī之
yāng殃
，
bèi被
jiàng降
xīn薪
cái裁
yuán员
。
The infighting among the company's top brass has unfortunately brought disaster upon us small employees as well, resulting in pay cuts and layoffs.
Tā他
men们
liǎng两
guó国
de的
mào贸
yì易
zhàn战
，
què却
ràng让
lín邻
guó国
de的
chū出
kǒu口
háng行
yè业
méng蒙
shòu受
le了
chí池
yú鱼
zhī之
yāng殃
。
The trade war between their two countries has caused disaster for the export industries of neighboring nations as well.
Zhè这
qǐ起
zhèng政
zhì治
chǒu丑
wén闻
bō波
jí及
shèn甚
guǎng广
，
xǔ许
duō多
wú无
gū辜
de的
shāng商
rén人
yě也
gēn跟
zhe着
zāo遭
le了
chí池
yú鱼
zhī之
yāng殃
。
This political scandal has had wide-ranging effects, and many innocent businesses have also suffered disaster as a result of being implicated.