Word
| HSK | Not in HSK |
|---|---|
| FREQUENCY | Unknown |
一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋湯 yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
DEFINITIONS
- lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
- fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
CHARACTERS
| 一 yī | one; a, an; alone |
| 顆 kē | grain, kernel |
| 老 lǎo | old, aged; experienced |
| 鼠 shǔ | rat, mouse; KangXi radical 208 |
| 屎 shǐ | excrement, shit, dung |
| 壞 huài | bad, spoil(ed), ruin, destroy |
| 了 le | to finish; particle of completed action |
| 一 yī | one; a, an; alone |
| 鍋 guō | cooking-pot, saucepan |
| 湯 tāng | hot water; soup, gravy, broth |