城门失火,殃及池鱼

chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú

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

chéng

city walls

mén

gate

shī

to lose

huǒ

fire

,

yāng

calamity

and

chí

pond

fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3])