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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.
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Original source entry:
好事不出門，惡事傳千里 好事不出门，恶事传千里 [hao3 shi4 bu4 chu1 men2 , e4 shi4 chuan2 qian1 li3] /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)/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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Other forms in these source records: 好事不出門，惡事傳千里
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