口耳相传

Pinyin: kǒu ěr xiāng chuán Usage: 主谓式；作宾语；指口头传授 Explanation: 口说耳听地往下传授 Source: 鲁迅《汉文学史纲要》第一篇：“口耳相传，或逮后世。” Thesaurus:  Not established literal, oral teaching that inspires true understanding within, can be traced to the same origin, derived from the same origin (said of lineage, philosophy, etc.), Buddhist monk's mantle and alms bowl which he hands down to his favourite disciple devolution Antonym Group:  A thief, people pass real, A lie, if repeated often enough, will be accepted as truth, Give a dog a bad name., people's words indiscriminate, incorrectly relay an erroneous message, public clamour can confound right and wrong, Word of marketing gold, zhongshuo, Gossip, Jihui clavicle, Community species circulation, Qunkoushuojin, Eyizie, error circulation, Hearsay