滚水泡老鼠，一窝都是死滾水泡老鼠，一窩都是死滾水泡老鼠，一窩都是死

soaking mice in boiling water: the whole nest dies

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes a situation where everyone involved faces ruin or death together.

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Simplified: 滚水泡老鼠，一窝都是死
Traditional (Taiwan): 滾水泡老鼠，一窩都是死
Pinyin: gǔn shuǐpào lǎoshǔ, yì wō dōu shì sǐ
Bopomofo: ㄍㄨㄣˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ，ㄧˋ ㄨㄛㄉㄡㄕˋ ㄙˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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