To damage, wreck, smash, or ruin something physical or abstract like happiness or reputation

person of bad character; evildoer; villain; scoundrel

bad thing; evil deed; misdeed

to be terribly frightened; to terrify someone; to be scared out of one's wits

to be broken; to have broken down; to have spoiled or gone bad

a bad person; villain; bastard; used as a colloquial insult

to damage or injure; to render unusable or incomplete

the death of cells, tissues, or organs in a living body usually due to injury or lack of blood supply

good and bad; the standard or condition of something, whether good or bad

Words that are harmful, malicious, or intended to slander others; speaking ill of someone behind their back.

to damage, devastate, or vandalize something

harm; disadvantage; defect; trouble

wicked idea or evil plan

To overindulge or pamper someone, particularly a child, to the point of ruining their character.

worst; meanest; most vicious

to ruin, corrupt, or undermine something such as a reputation, custom, or social atmosphere

having the capacity to cause severe damage; destructiveness

to damage or destroy something by heat or burning; the failure of a device or component due to such damage

a bad person; bastard; rogue; used as a term of abuse towards someone disliked

out of breath and flustered; describes the state of being breathless and losing one's composure, typically due to extreme panic, frustration, or exasperation

the capacity or power to cause damage or destruction

to smash; to shatter; to break by striking or crushing

To ruin, spoil, or cause something to break down; to bungle or make a mess of a task.

to lead someone astray or corrupt their behavior; to be a bad influence on someone

to fall or be dropped to the ground and become damaged; to smash

To use schemes or tricks to undermine others or make them look bad

to break or damage something by hitting or striking it

The death of localized body tissue, often appearing black or dark brown; typically occurs in the limbs or internal organs such as the lungs and intestines.

to crumble or fall apart; used for the breakdown of structures, systems, or social values

A person who causes trouble or harm to society; an evildoer or troublemaker.

A disease caused by a severe deficiency of vitamin C, characterized by weakness, swollen and painful joints, and bleeding from the gums, skin, and mucous membranes.

ascorbic acid; vitamin C

to damage something using high pressure; to squash or crush

evil thoughts; bad intentions; schemes; malicious tricks

to rot; to spoil; to become decayed

(idiom) describes a society in total disarray where the established systems of etiquette, music, and social order have collapsed; social and moral disintegration

to decay or become rotten; to go bad through rotting

A debt or loan that is unlikely to be paid back or recovered; bad loan

quietly devious or malicious behind a mild outward appearance

(idiom) rites and music are in ruins; describes a total breakdown of social order, institutions, and moral standards; traditional systems of etiquette and music have collapsed

mischievous person or someone who is up to no good

to fall into ruin; to degenerate

a person who is bad by nature or naturally wicked; someone who has been bad from birth

Literally means one pellet of rat droppings ruined a whole pot of congee; used to describe how one small negative element or person can ruin something otherwise good.

One bad person or thing ruins everything else, like a single piece of rat droppings spoiling an entire pot of soup.

Literally "one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee"; used to describe how a single small negative element can ruin an entire situation or group.

one ladle of something bad spoils the whole pot; used to say that one small negative element can ruin an entire situation

neither better nor worse; mediocre or just passable

to get worse; to deteriorate; to change from a good state to a bad state