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以訛傳訛
简 以讹传讹 · 繁 以訛傳訛Mandarin · pinyin yǐ é chuán é
Meanings
- to spread falsehoods
- to increasingly distort the truth
- to pile errors on top of errors (idiom)
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3–2–2–2 · yi3 e2 chuan2 e2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ji5 ngo4 cyun4 ngo4
Cantonese word readings for 以訛傳訛. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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ji5 ngo4 cyun4 ngo4
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to incorrectly relay an erroneous message (so that it becomes increasingly distorted)
- (games) telephone; Chinese whispers
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