一传十，十传百 in English yi1 chuan2 shi2 , shi2 chuan2 bai3 Meaning

Meanings

  • news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiomatic expression)
  • an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)

Simplified Characters

一 传 十 ， 十 传 百

Traditional Characters

一 傳 十 ， 十 傳 百

Pinyin

yi1 chuan2 shi2 , shi2 chuan2 bai3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 传chuan2to pass on 十shi2ten ， 十shi2ten 传chuan2to pass on 百bai3surname Bai