jat1 lap1 lou5 syu2 si2 waai6 liu5 jat1 wo1 zuk1一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
Jyutpingjat1 lap1 lou5 syu2 si2 waai6 liu5 jat1 wo1 zuk1
Yaleyāt lāp lóuh syú sí waaih líuh yāt wō jūk
Definition
One bad apple spoils the bunch; a single bad element ruins the whole thing.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
