一马勺坏一锅一馬勺壞一鍋

yī mǎ sháo huài yī guō

Meaning

one ladle (of sth bad) spoils the (whole) pot (idiom); one bad apple spoils the barrel

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一yīone; a, an; alone 马mǎhorse; surname一勺sháospoon, ladle; unit of volume勹丶坏huàibad, rotten, spoiled; to break down土不锅guōcooking-pot, saucepan钅呙