一马勺坏一锅

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

Characters and words in 一马勺坏一锅

= y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
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= m + a3
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
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= m + a3
horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess
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wooden ladle
sháo = sh + ao2
spoon / ladle / CL:把[ba3] / abbr. for 公勺[gong1 shao2], centiliter (unit of volume)
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huài = hu + ai4
bad / spoiled / broken / to break down / (suffix) to the utmost
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guō = gu + o1
pot; pan; wok; cauldron / pot-shaped thing / CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1]
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