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惡事傳千里

简恶事传千里 · 繁惡事傳千里

Mandarin · pinyin è shì chuán qiān lǐ

evil deeds spread a thousand miles (idiom); scandal spreads like wildfire

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惡: Look up this written character
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
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
恶: è · evil, wicked, bad, foul
传: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit

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4–4–2–1–3 · e4 shi4 chuan2 qian1 li3

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