惡事傳千里 èshìchuánqiānlǐ scandal travels fast Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 恶事 惡事 èshì evil deed evil deed; malicious act or misdeed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.千里 qiānlǐ a thousand li one thousand 里 lǐ; approximately 500 kilometers; used metaphorically to mean a very long distance