一传十,十传百
yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi
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1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
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2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
不动声色
bù dòng shēng sè
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1 not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected
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2 not batting an eyelid
不声不响
bù shēng bù xiǎng
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1 wordless and silent (idiom); without speaking
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2 taciturn
不见经传
bù jiàn jīng zhuàn
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1 not found in the classics (idiom); unknown
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2 unfounded
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3 not authoritative
世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
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1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
人声鼎沸
rén shēng dǐng fèi
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1 lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom)
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2 hubbub
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3 brouhaha
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
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1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
以讹传讹
yǐ é chuán é
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1 to spread falsehoods
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2 to increasingly distort the truth
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3 to pile errors on top of errors (idiom)
低声细语
dī shēng xì yǔ
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1 in a whisper
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2 in a low voice (idiom)
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
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1 to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
传道受业
chuán dào shòu yè
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1 to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
口口声声
kǒu kou shēng shēng
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1 to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again
口碑流传
kǒu bēi liú chuán
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1 widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
只可意会,不可言传
zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
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1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
可以意会,不可言传
kě yǐ yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
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1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
同声一哭
tóng shēng yī kū
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1 to share one's feeling of grief with others (idiom)
名不虚传
míng bù xū chuán
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1 lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation
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2 enjoys a well-deserved reputation
哭声震天
kū shēng zhèn tiān
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1 lit. cries of grief shake the heavens
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2 great sorrow (idiom)
唉声叹气
āi shēng tàn qì
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1 sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom)
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2 to heave deep sighs
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3 to sigh in despair
大张声势
dà zhāng shēng shì
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1 to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity