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一傳十，十傳百

简 一传十，十传百 · 繁 一傳十，十傳百
Mandarin · pinyin yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi

Meanings

  1. (idiom) (of news etc) to spread like wildfire; to be disseminated far and wide
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一
yī · one; a, an; alone
傳
chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
十
shí · ten, tenth; complete; perfect
百
bǎi · one hundred; numerous, many
传
chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
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一傳十，十傳百 · yi1 chuan2 shi2 , shi2 chuan2 bai3
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source line 425
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Exact source record一傳十，十傳百 一传十，十传百 [yi1 chuan2 shi2 , shi2 chuan2 bai3] /(idiom) (of news etc) to spread like wildfire; to be disseminated far and wide/