Word data
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
fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
Word data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | Unknown |
Definitions
- 1. fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
- 2. lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
Characters
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one; 1; single
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measure word for small round things; a grain
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old (of people)
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mouse; rat
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feces; stool; nasal mucus
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bad; broken; to break down
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(completed action marker)
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one; 1; single
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pot; pan; boiler
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soup; hot or boiling water
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