Lingaku- 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]
Generated definitions (experimental)
- A tiny bit of something bad can ruin a large amount of good things.
This phrase suggests that even a small amount of negativity or a minor mistake can affect a more significant situation or outcome.
A tiny bit of rat droppings can ruin a pot of porridge, meaning small issues can affect the whole.
He works hard, but because of a small mistake, his boss has a bad impression of him.
Generated collocations (experimental)
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥a single bad thing can ruin a good situationyī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥a little fault can spoil a big deallǎo shǔ老鼠shǐ屎de的yǐng xiǎng影响the impact of a small flawyī一kē颗lǎo shǔ老鼠shǐ屎de的bǐ yù比喻a metaphor for a small mistake affecting the wholexíng róng形容xiǎo小wèn tí问题zào chéng造成dà大má fan麻烦to describe how small issues can lead to bigger problemsshēng huó生活Zhōng中bù kě不可hū shì忽视de的xiǎo小xì jié细节small details in life that should not be overlookedzhì liàng质量yú与xì jié细节quality and attention to detailyī一kē颗lǎo shǔ老鼠shǐ屎de的jiào xun教训a lesson learned from a small mistakebì miǎn避免lǎo shǔ老鼠shǐ屎de的chū xiàn出现to avoid the occurrence of small flawslǎo shǔ老鼠shǐ屎yú与hǎo好yù粥de的guān xi关系the relationship between small faults and overall qualityjǐng tì警惕xiǎo小wèn tí问题to be alert to small problems