惡事傳千里

恶事传千里
èshìchuánqiānlǐ
evil deeds spread a thousand miles (idiom); scandal spreads like wildfire

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 惡事 èshì
  1. malicious deed; misdeed
  2. disaster; catastrophe
2 傳 chuán
  1. to pass on
  2. to spread
  3. to transmit
  4. to infect
  5. to transfer
  6. to circulate
  7. to conduct (electricity)
3 千里 qiānlǐ
  1. a thousand miles
  2. a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers)
  3. a long distance

Containing this entry

好事不出門，惡事傳千里 hǎoshìbùchūmén,èshìchuánqiānlǐ
  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)