大水淹了龙王庙，一家人不认一家人大水淹了龍王廟，一家人不認一家人大水淹了龍王廟，一家人不認一家人

a flood swamps the Dragon King temple: one family doesn't recognise its own

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Said when people on the same side clash through misunderstanding. Compare "friendly fire".

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Simplified: 大水淹了龙王庙，一家人不认一家人
Traditional (Taiwan): 大水淹了龍王廟，一家人不認一家人
Pinyin: dàshuǐ yānle Lóngwángmiào, yìjiārén bú rèn yìjiārén
Bopomofo: ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄢ ˙ㄌㄜㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋ，ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄚㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄖㄣˋ ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄚㄖㄣˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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