好事不出门，坏事传千里
hǎo​shì​bù​chū​mén​huài​shì​chuán​qiān​lǐ

good news stays home while bad news travels fast

  1. 好事 hǎo​shì noun
    good deed
    a good action, thing, or work; an act of charity or philanthropic act
  2. 不出门 不出門 bù​chū​mén verb
    to stay indoors
    To not go out the door; to not leave one's home
  3. ， huài
    non-Chinese
  4. 坏事 壞事 huài​shì noun
    bad thing
    bad thing; evil deed; misdeed
  5. 传 傳 chuán verb
    to pass on
    To pass on to another person or generation; to hand down; to circulate or spread information, rumors, or disease.
  6. 千里 qiān​lǐ
    a thousand li
    one thousand 里 lǐ; approximately 500 kilometers; used metaphorically to mean a very long distance