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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

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)

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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
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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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