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一马勺坏一锅

yī mǎ sháo huài yī guō · yi ma shao huai yi guo

Traditional 一馬勺壞一鍋

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

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