一粒老鼠屎，壞了一鍋粥

See also: 一粒老鼠屎，坏了一锅粥

Chinese

one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
 a grain; a granule mouse excrement
bad; evil; rotten
bad; evil; rotten; spoiled
 
to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
 pot; pan; boiler congee; gruel; porridge
trad. (一粒老鼠屎，壞了一鍋粥) 一 粒 老鼠屎 ， 壞 了 一 鍋 粥
simp. (一粒老鼠屎，坏了一锅粥) 一 粒 老鼠屎 ， 坏 了 一 锅 粥
Literally: “One piece of mouse excrement spoiled one (whole) pot of rice congee.”

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yī lì lǎoshǔshǐ, huài le yī guō zhōu
    (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ ㄕˇ , ㄏㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄧ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄓㄡ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): jat1 lap1 lou5 syu2 si2, waai6 liu5 jat1 wo1 zuk1
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: yī lì lǎoshǔshǐ, huài le yī guō zhōu [Phonetic: yílìláoshúshǐ,huàileyìguōzhōu]
      • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ ㄕˇ , ㄏㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄧ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄓㄡ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: yi lì lǎoshǔshǐh, huài le̊ yi guo jhou
      • Wade–Giles: i1 li4 lao3-shu3-shih3, huai4 lê5 i1 kuo1 chou1
      • Yale: yī lì lǎu-shǔ-shř-, hwài le yī gwō jōu
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i lih laoshuushyy, huay .le i guo jou
      • Palladius: и ли лаошуши, хуай лэ и го чжоу (i li laošuši, xuaj lɛ i go čžou)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ li⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ lə¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ku̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
  • Cantonese

Idiom

一粒老鼠屎，壞了一鍋粥

  1. One bad apple spoils the whole bunch. / One ill weed mars a whole pot of porridge.

Synonyms

  • 一顆老鼠屎，壞了一鍋粥／一颗老鼠屎，坏了一锅粥
  • 一粒老鼠屎，壞了一鍋湯／一粒老鼠屎，坏了一锅汤
  • 一顆老鼠屎，壞了一鍋湯／一颗老鼠屎，坏了一锅汤

See also

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