disaster spreads to the innocent
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesproverb
disaster spreads to the innocent; caught in the crossfire
literaryUsed in formal and literary contexts to describe a situation where an innocent party suffers because of its indirect connection to a primary conflict or disaster.
Gōng公
sī司
gāo高
guǎn管
nèi内
dòu斗
，
xǔ许
duō多
pǔ普
tōng通
yuán员
gōng工
wú无
gū辜
bèi被
cái裁
，
zhēn真
shì是
chéng城
mén门
shī失
huǒ火
，
yāng殃
jí及
chí池
yú鱼
。
The executives were infighting, and many ordinary employees were laid off for no reason—a classic case of the innocent suffering due to others' conflicts.
Liǎng两
guó国
mào贸
yì易
zhàn战
，
shǐ使
dé得
wǒ我
men们
de的
kuà跨
guó国
gōng供
yìng应
liàn链
chè彻
dǐ底
duàn断
liè裂
，
zhè这
jiù就
jiào叫
chéng城
mén门
shī失
huǒ火
，
yāng殃
jí及
chí池
yú鱼
。
The trade war between the two countries completely disrupted our multinational supply chain—an example of the innocent being harmed.
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Zhǔ主
lù路
shàng上
fā发
shēng生
lián连
huán环
chē车
huò祸
，
wǒ我
men们
de的
chē车
dǔ堵
zài在
hòu后
miàn面
dòng动
tan弹
bù不
dé得
，
zhēn真
shì是
chéng城
mén门
shī失
huǒ火
，
yāng殃
jí及
chí池
yú鱼
ā啊
。
A chain collision happened on the main road, leaving our car stuck behind it—we were caught in the crossfire.