一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋湯

yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng

Meaning

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

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一yīone; a, an; alone 颗kēgrain, kernel果页老lǎoold, aged; experienced耂匕鼠shǔrat, mouse臼屎shǐstool, feces, dung尸米坏huàibad, rotten, spoiled; to break down土不了le, liǎoclear; to finish; particle of completed action乛亅锅guōcooking-pot, saucepan钅呙汤tāngsoup, gravy, broth; hot water氵昜