一傳十,十傳百 yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi

DEFINITIONS

  1. news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
  2. an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)

CHARACTERS

一 yī one; a, an; alone
傳 chuán summon; propagate, transmit
十 shí ten, tenth; complete; perfect
十 shí ten, tenth; complete; perfect
傳 chuán summon; propagate, transmit
百 bǎi one hundred; numerous, many