粵

一jat1顆fo2老lou5鼠syu2屎si2壞waai6了liu5一jat1鍋wo1湯tong1

simp一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
jat1 fo2 lou5 syu2 si2 waai6 liu5 jat1 wo1 tong1inferredyī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng

English

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

Sources: cc-cedict, synthesized

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