the nest destroyed and the eggs broken(cháo qīng luǎn pò)

the nest destroyed and the eggs broken

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch á OQ ī nglu ǎ npॸ, which means the disaster of extermination. It also means that the whole is destroyed, and some of them can not survive. It comes from the biography of Kong Rong in the later Han Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

Cold lips and cold teeth

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Kong Rong in the book of the later Han Dynasty, when Kong Rong was arrested by Cao Cao, there was a seven-year-old woman and a nine-year-old son. They were playing chess and could not move. He asked his father why he didn't get up when he was arrested, and replied, "an you's nest is destroyed, but the egg is not broken!" It means that if the father is killed, he will not be spared.

Idiom usage

It means to be totally destroyed. Qian said, "my brothers are divided into different parts. If you think about today's affairs completely, your son is young and has nothing to accumulate. I'm afraid. What do you want to say? " The biography of Gao Qian

Idioms and allusions

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao threatened the emperor to make the princes arbitrary. When Kong Rong raised his objection, Cao Cao sent someone to Kong Rong's home to arrest him. Kong Rong had a seven-year-old daughter and a nine-year-old son who were also arrested. At that time, they were playing chess, but they couldn't get up. Some people asked him why he didn't get up. He said, "can't you have a nest but the eggs can't be broken?"

Chinese PinYin : cháo qīng luǎn pò