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好事不出門，惡事傳千里
简 好事不出门，恶事传千里 · 繁 好事不出門，惡事傳千里Mandarin · pinyin hǎo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lǐ
Meanings
- lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles
- a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)
Characters in this entry
- 好
- hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
- 事
- shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 出
- chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
- 門
- mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
- 惡
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- 傳
- chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
- 千
- qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
- 里
- lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
- 门
- mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
- 恶
- è · evil, wicked, bad, foul
- 传
- chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
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hou2 si6 bat1 ceot1 mun4 ，ok3 si6 cyun4 cin1 lei5
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