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以讹传讹

yǐéchuáné

Traditional: 以訛傳訛

to spread falsehoods / to increasingly distort the truth / to pile errors on top of errors (idiom)

Character Breakdown

以
yǐ
according to; so as to; because of; then
HSK 2
讹
é
to swindle, to cheat; wrong, error; falsehood
传
chuán
to pass on; to propagate; to transmit; summons
HSK 4
讹
é
to swindle, to cheat; wrong, error; falsehood

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