一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤 (yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng) literally a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup


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http://www.standardmandarin.com/idiom/literally-a-piece-of-rat-feces-spoiled-the-whole-pot-of-soup-idiom
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Word by word translation of this Chinese idiom

一
yī
one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
颗
kē
classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc
老
lǎo
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough
鼠
shǔ
rat / mouse / CL:隻|只[zhī]
屎
shǐ
stool / feces / ear wax / nasal mucus
坏
huài
bad / spoiled / broken / to break down / (suffix) to the utmost
了
le
(completion particle) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker)
liǎo
to finish / to achieve / to understand / clear-sighted / to understand clearly / (of eyes) bright
一
yī
one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
锅
guō
pot / pan / boiler / CL:口[kǒu],隻|只[zhī]
汤
shāng
rushing current
tāng
soup / hot or boiling water / decoction of medicinal herbs / water in which sth has been boiled / surname Tang
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