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害群之馬

简害群之马 · 繁害群之馬

Mandarin · pinyin hài qún zhī mǎ

lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom)
fig. troublemaker
black sheep
rotten apple

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害: hài · injure, harm; destroy, kill
群: qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
馬: Look up this written character
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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4–2–1–3 · hai4 qun2 zhi1 ma3

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hoi6 kwan4 zi1 maa5

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noun

(idiomatic) bad apple, black sheep

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