一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥

yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu

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

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Child Words of 一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥

• 一 一 yī: one
• 一锅粥 一锅粥 yī guō zhōu: (lit.) a pot of porridge
• 了 了 le: (completed action marker)
• 了 了 liǎo: (of eyes) bright
• 粒 粒 lì: grain
• 粥 粥 yù: see 葷粥|荤粥[xūn yù]
• 粥 粥 zhōu: congee
• 老鼠 老鼠 lǎo shǔ: rat
• 锅 锅 guō: pot; pan; wok; cauldron
• 鼠 鼠 shǔ: (bound form) rat; mouse
• 屎 屎 shǐ: stool
• 坏 坏 huài: bad
• 老 老 lǎo: 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