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城门失火,殃及池鱼

chéngménshīhuǒ,yāngjíchíyú

Traditional: 城門失火,殃及池魚

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 / ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee

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