一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥

yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu

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Definitions

1. lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
2. fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch

Child Words of 一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥

one

(lit.) a pot of porridge

(completed action marker)

(of eyes) bright

grain

see 葷粥|荤粥[xūn yù]

congee

rat

pot; pan; wok; cauldron

(bound form) rat; mouse

stool

bad

prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity