Tiếng lành đồn xa, tiếng dữ đồn xa ba ngày đường
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Literally: Good sound announces far, bad sound announces far three days road
Examples
Tiếng lành đồn xa, tiếng dữ đồn xa ba ngày đường, nên anh phải cẩn thận với hành động của mìnhGood news travels far, bad news travels even faster, so he has to be careful with his actions
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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Tiếng lành đồn xa, tiếng dữ đồn xa ba ngày đường” mean?
Good news travels far, bad news travels even faster Literally: Good sound announces far, bad sound announces far three days road
Is “Tiếng lành đồn xa, tiếng dữ đồn xa ba ngày đường” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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