Chinese word dictionary

以讹传讹

yǐ é chuán é · to spread falsehoods; to increasingly distort the truth; to pile errors on top of errors (idiom)

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Word information

Simplified以讹传讹

Traditional以訛傳訛

Pinyinyǐ é chuán é

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

以yǐ

according to; so as to; because of; then

讹é

to swindle, to cheat; wrong, error; falsehood

传chuán

to pass on; to propagate; to transmit; summons

讹é

to swindle, to cheat; wrong, error; falsehood

How to learn 以讹传讹

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apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond