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con sâu làm rầu nồi canh

Pronunciation Northern /kɔn˧˧ səw˧˧ la̤ːm˨˩ zə̤w˨˩ no̤j˨˩ kajŋ˧˧/ Central /kɔŋ˧˥ ʂəw˧˥ laːm˧˧ ʐəw˧˧ noj˧˧ kan˧˥/ Southern /kɔŋ˧˧ ʂəw˧˧ laːm˨˩ ɹəw˨˩ noj˨˩ kan˧˧/
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one bad apple
proverb
one bad apple
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Sense 1 proverb
one bad apple

A proverb suggesting that a single bad person or negative element can ruin the reputation or efforts of an entire group.

vi Đừng để một con sâu làm rầu nồi canh trong tập thể này.

en Don't let one bad apple ruin the efforts of this entire group.

Sense 2 proverb
one bad apple

This expression metaphorically states that one corrupt individual has the potential to negatively affect or ruin a whole group of people.

vi Một người thiếu ý thức có thể là con sâu làm rầu nồi canh cho cả lớp.

en One irresponsible person can be the bad apple that ruins it for the whole class.

Parts
昆漊𫜵𠿈㘨更
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
昆漊𫜵𠿈㘨更
Candidates by syllable
con 昆（𡥵） sâu 漊（螻 / 𧒇） làm 𫜵 rầu 𠿈 nồi 㘨 canh 更（耕 / 庚 / 羮 / 𥓷）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
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