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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.
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Original source entry:
一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋湯 一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤 [yi1 ke1 lao3 shu3 shi3 huai4 le5 yi1 guo1 tang1] /lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)/fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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