鼠屎汙羹 — “Rat droppings spoil the soup”
鼠屎汙羹 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to spoil something good or beautiful by adding something undesirable or harmful; to ruin a good thing with a minor flaw or imperfection”. Literally, “Rat droppings spoil the soup”.
鼠屎汙羹 Pronunciation and Pinyin
鼠屎汙羹 Character Breakdown
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Idioms Related to 鼠屎汙羹
More idioms starting with 鼠
- shǔ鼠tōu偷gǒu狗dào盗petty thievery
- shǔ鼠rù入niú牛jiǎo角get into a shrinking predicament
- shǔ鼠píng凭shè社guì贵bully by relying on powerful connections
- shǔ鼠niè啮chóng虫chuān穿damaged by rodents and insects
- shǔ鼠niè啮dù蠹shí蚀damaged by rodents and insects
- shǔ鼠shǐ屎wū污gēng羹spoil something good with a minor flaw
- shǔ鼠xīn心láng狼fèi肺treacherous and cruel heart
- shǔ鼠jì技hǔ虎míng名Insignificant person abusing power
- shǔ鼠cuān撺láng狼bēn奔scurry like rats, flee like wolves
- shǔ鼠yá牙què雀jiǎo角Petty disputes leading to lawsuits
- shǔ鼠dào盗gǒu狗qiè窃engage in petty theft
- shǔ鼠mù目cùn寸guāng光Short-sighted and narrow-minded
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What does 鼠屎汙羹 mean?
鼠屎汙羹 (shǔ shǐ wū gēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to spoil something good or beautiful by adding something undesirable or harmful; to ruin a good thing with a minor flaw or imperfection”.
How do you pronounce 鼠屎汙羹?
鼠屎汙羹 is pronounced shǔ shǐ wū gēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 鼠屎汙羹 literally mean?
Literally, 鼠屎汙羹 means “Rat droppings spoil the soup”. It is used to mean “to spoil something good or beautiful by adding something undesirable or harmful; to ruin a good thing with a minor flaw or imperfection”.
What is the Chinese definition of 鼠屎汙羹?
比喻加进了不好的东西，从而破坏了原来美的事物。