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

  • created reference approved 好事不出门，坏事传千里/好事不出門，壞事傳千里 → 好事不出门，恶事传千里/好事不出門，惡事傳千里 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    好事不出门，坏事传千里 / 好事不出門，壞事傳千里 hǎo​shì​bù​chū​mén​huài​shì​chuán​qiān​lǐ

    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

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  • created sense approved 好事不出门，坏事传千里/好事不出門，壞事傳千里 · hǎo​shì​bù​chū​mén​huài​shì​chuán​qiān​lǐ · good news stays home while bad news travels fast — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    好事不出门，坏事传千里 / 好事不出門，壞事傳千里

    hǎo​shì​bù​chū​mén​huài​shì​chuán​qiān​lǐ

    good news stays home while bad news travels fast

    A proverb meaning that good deeds go unnoticed while scandals and bad news spread quickly and far

    好事 (literal) → 好事 · hǎo​shì · good deed 不出门 (literal) → 不出门/不出門 · bù​chū​mén · to stay indoors ， (non_chinese) 坏事 (literal) → 坏事/壞事 · huài​shì · bad thing 传 (literal) → 传/傳 · chuán · to pass on 千里 (literal) → 千里 · qiān​lǐ · a thousand li

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