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惡事傳千里
è​shì​chuán​qiān​lǐ

scandal travels fast

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 恶事 惡事 è​shì
    evil deed
    evil deed; malicious act or misdeed
  2. 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.
  3. 千里 qiān​lǐ
    a thousand li
    one thousand 里 lǐ; approximately 500 kilometers; used metaphorically to mean a very long distance