Definition
This is a four-character idiom (chengyu) that literally means 'a horse that harms the herd'. It refers to a person who is a bad influence on the group, causing trouble or damaging the collective. You can use it to describe someone in a team, organization, or community whose behavior negatively affects everyone else.
n.
a person who is a bad influence on the groupa black sheep
Examples
- ，害群之马。Tā zǒng shì bù zūnshǒu jìlǜ, chéng le tuánduì lǐ de hài qún zhī mǎ.He always breaks the rules and has become a black sheep in the team.
- 害群之马，。Gōngsī juédìng kāichú nà ge hài qún zhī mǎ, yǐ wéihù zhěngtǐ lìyì.The company decided to fire that troublemaker to protect the overall interests.
- ，害群之马。Zài yí ge jítǐ zhōng, yào jǐngtì hài qún zhī mǎ de chūxiàn.In a group, you must be wary of the emergence of a bad apple.
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