成语故事：三人成虎 When repeated more than twice, a rumor becomes true

成语故事：三人成虎 When repeated more than twice, a rumor becomes true

三人成虎

sān rén chéng hǔ 

When repeated more than twice, a rumor becomes true

三 means three, 人 means people, 成 means become, 虎 means tiger.

The idiom describes a situation where three people say there's a tiger running in the street and someone believes it without proof. The metaphor is used to say a rumor will become true when repeated more than twice. The idiom also suggests that gossip can be as ferocious as a tiger.

Literal meaning: When three people say there's a tiger running in the street, you believe it

Explanation: When repeated more than twice, a rumor becomes true

E.g

网上的虚假信息很多，但是三人成虎，当许多网站都转载的时候，很多人都相信了。

wǎng shàng de xū jiǎ xìn xī hěn duō ，dàn shì sān rén chéng hǔ ，dāng xǔ duō wǎng zhàn dōu zhuǎn zǎi de shí hòu ，hě

n duō rén dōu xiàng xìn le 。

False information can be seen everywhere online, but when the message is repeated more than twice, the rumor becomes true. So many people would believe in the false information when multiple websites post it.

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