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Daily Chinese Idiom Guessing Game

口口相传 (kǒu kǒu xiāng chuán)

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English Meaning (英文释义)

Passed on by word of mouth from person to person.

Definition (中文解释)

不著文字,口头相传。

Derivation (典故出处)

宋·张君房《云笈七签》第七十二卷经云‘知白守黑,神明自来。’是知玄为万物母,圣人秘之,不形文字,口口相传。”

Example (造句示例)

The story of the old town has been passed down by word of mouth for generations.