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一马勺坏一锅
yī​mǎ​sháo​huài​yī​guō

one bad apple spoils the barrel

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
一马勺坏一锅 一馬勺壞一鍋 yī​mǎ​sháo​huài​yī​guō
one bad apple spoils the barrel
one ladle of something bad spoils the whole pot; used to say that one small negative element can ruin an entire situation
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