Chinese

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mouse and rat in general; cunning, deceitful person stool; faeces
trad. (老鼠屎) 老鼠
simp. #(老鼠屎) 老鼠
Literally: “mouse excrement”.

Etymology

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From the proverb 一粒老鼠屎,壞了一鍋粥一粒老鼠屎,坏了一锅粥 (yī lì lǎoshǔshǐ, huài le yī guō zhōu, One piece of mouse excrement spoiled one (whole) pot of rice congee.)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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老鼠屎

  1. (figurative) bad apple

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