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

good deeds go unnoticed but scandal spreads fast

Senses

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.

References

variant 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