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以訛傳訛
  ji5 ngo4 cyun4 ngo4   jyutping
  yi3 e2 chuan2 e2   pinyin
spread error upon error; incorrectly relay an erroneous message; spread a wrong theory and make it worse

Idiom

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
以訛傳訛 / 以讹传讹

This word has been viewed 1359 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 18th Apr 2010 00:04 and last edited on 8th Apr 2015 01:19
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Characters in this word:

 ji5  -  by means of; because of
 ngo4  -  error; false
 cyun4 zyun6  -  pass; spread; biography; story
 ngo4  -  error; false
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