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一马勺坏一锅

yī mǎ sháo huài yī guō

6-character word Traditional 一馬勺壞一鍋

What 一马勺坏一锅 means

1. one ladle (of sth bad) spoils the (whole) pot (idiom)
2. one bad apple spoils the barrel

The characters in 一马勺坏一锅

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
• 勺sháospoon; ladle; abbr. for 公勺
• 坏huàibad; spoiled; broken
• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 锅guōpot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing