yī mǎ sháo huài yī guō

Traditional: 一馬勺壞一鍋

一马勺坏一锅 (yī mǎ sháo huài yī guō) is a Chinese word meaning “one ladle (of sth bad) spoils the (whole) pot (idiom); one bad apple spoils the barrel”.

Meanings

  1. 1one ladle (of sth bad) spoils the (whole) pot (idiom)
  2. 2one bad apple spoils the barrel

Characters in 一马勺坏一锅

一yī · one马mǎ · horse勺sháo · spoon坏huài · bad一yī · one锅guō · pot; pan; wok; cauldron

Related words

一one一个a; an; one一起(in) the same place一样same一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)一直straight (in a straight line)一切everything一点a bit; a little bit一定surely; certainly; definitely第一first一些some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er马上at once

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