好事不出門，惡事傳千里

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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)

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles
  2. a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)

Written Forms

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

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