hǎo​shì​bù​chū​mén'è​shì​chuán​qiān​lǐ

good deeds go unnoticed but scandal spreads fast

好事不出门,恶事传千里 好事不出門,惡事傳千里 hǎo​shì​bù​chū​mén'è​shì​chuán​qiān​lǐ
good deeds go unnoticed but scandal spreads fast
Literally "good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles"; used to express that positive actions are rarely discussed while bad news or scandals travel quickly.

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