一只老鼠坏一锅汤 一隻老鼠壞一鍋湯 一隻老鼠壞一鍋湯

one rat spoils a pot of soup

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning
One bad person or one rotten thing can ruin the whole group. Critical. Close to 'one bad apple spoils the barrel'.
Simplified
一只老鼠坏一锅汤
Traditional (Taiwan)
一隻老鼠壞一鍋湯
Pinyin
yìzhī lǎoshǔ huài yì guōtāng
Bopomofo
ㄧˋ ㄓ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄞˋ ㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄊㄤ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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