- 好事不出门，恶事传千里 hǎoshìbùchūmén'èshìchuánqiānlǐ good deeds go unnoticed but scandal spreads fastLiterally "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.
- 恶事传千里 èshìchuánqiānlǐ scandal travels fast(idiom) evil deeds spread a thousand miles; bad news or scandal spreads like wildfire