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以讹传讹
以訛傳訛
yǐéchuáné
1. to spread falsehoods
2. to increasingly distort the truth
3. to pile errors on top of errors (idiom)

Character Breakdown

以
yǐ
according to; so as to; because of; then
HSK 2 4 丶
讹
é
to swindle, to cheat; wrong, error; falsehood
6 丶
传
chuán
to pass on; to propagate; to transmit; summons
HSK 4 6 丶
讹
é
to swindle, to cheat; wrong, error; falsehood
6 丶

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