好事不出門，壞事傳千里

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Good news do not travel well, but bad news travel really fast and far

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. Good news do not travel well, but bad news travel really fast and far

Written Forms

好事不出門，壞事傳千里Traditional · Main Form
好事不出门，坏事传千里Alternate Form

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