Chuyện lành banh chuyện dữ

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Meaning · English

Good news spreads quickly, but bad news spreads even faster

Literally: Good story cake bad story

Examples

Chuyện lành banh chuyện dữ, tin về scandal của ngôi sao đã lan truyền như lửaGood news is like a cake, but bad news spreads like wildfire, the news of the celebrity's scandal spread like fire

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Chuyện lành banh chuyện dữ” mean?

Good news spreads quickly, but bad news spreads even faster Literally: Good story cake bad story

Is “Chuyện lành banh chuyện dữ” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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