Definitions

1. 1. a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom)
2. 2. the bystander will also suffer
3. 3. fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
4. 4. ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee

Components

• 城门 chéng mén – city gate
• 失火 shī huǒ – to catch fire
• 殃及 yāng jí – to bring disaster to
• 池 Chí – surname Chi
• 鱼 Yú – surname Yu