一马勺坏一锅 in English yi1 ma3 shao2 huai4 yi1 guo1 Meaning

Meanings

  • one ladle (of sth bad) spoils the (whole) pot (idiomatic expression)
  • one bad apple spoils the barrel

Simplified Characters

一 马 勺 坏 一 锅

Traditional Characters

一 馬 勺 壞 一 鍋

Pinyin

yi1 ma3 shao2 huai4 yi1 guo1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 马ma3surname Ma 勺shao2spoon 坏huai4bad 一yi1one 锅guo1pot