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一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥

yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
see 一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥|一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥[yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-50e7aa8b507696b5. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥 一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥 [yi1 ke1 lao3 shu3 shi3 huai4 le5 yi1 guo1 zhou1] /see 一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥|一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥[yi1 li4 lao3 shu3 shi3 huai4 le5 yi1 guo1 zhou1]/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 颗
    kē

    classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc

  • 老
    lǎo

    prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough

  • 鼠
    shǔ

    (bound form) rat / mouse

  • 屎
    shǐ

    feces / excrement / a stool / (bound form) secretion (of the ear, eye etc)

  • 坏
    huài

    bad / spoiled / broken / to break down / (suffix) to the utmost

  • 了
    le

    (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

    liǎo

    to finish / (used with 得[dé] or 不[bù] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wàng bu liǎo] "cannot forget") / (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wú] or 不[bù]) completely (not) / entirely (not) / (not) in the least / (bound form) clear in one's mind / to understand clearly

    liào

    See the full entry for source details.

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 锅
    guō

    pot / pan / wok / cauldron / pot-shaped thing / CL:口[kǒu],隻|只[zhī]

  • 粥
    yù

    used in 葷粥|荤粥[Xūn yù]

    zhōu

    congee / gruel / porridge / CL:碗[wǎn]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.