老鼠屎
Chinese
mouse and rat in general; cunning, deceitful person | stool; feces | ||
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simp. and trad. (老鼠屎) | 老鼠 | 屎 |
Etymology
From the proverb:
- 一粒老鼠屎,壞了一鍋粥。 [MSC, trad.]
- Yī lì lǎoshǔshǐ, huài le yī guō zhōu. [Pinyin]
- One piece of mouse excrement spoiled one (whole) pot of rice congee.
一粒老鼠屎,坏了一锅粥。 [MSC, simp.]
Pronunciation
Noun
老鼠屎
- (figuratively) bad apple
See also
- 害群之馬/害群之马 (hàiqúnzhīmǎ)