Chinese whispers
US /ˈtʃaɪ.niːz ˈwɪs.pərz/
UK /ˈtʃaɪ.niːz ˈwɪs.pərz/
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传话游戏, 以讹传讹
a game in which a message is whispered from one person to another, so that when the last person announces the message, it is often comically distorted from the original
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We played a game of Chinese whispers at the party, and the final message was hilarious.
我们在派对上玩了传话游戏，最后的信息非常搞笑。
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The rumor spread like Chinese whispers, getting more exaggerated with each telling.
谣言像传话游戏一样传播开来，每次讲述都变得更加夸张。