Huà jīng sān zhāng zuǐ; chángchong yě zhǎng tuǐ.

話經三張嘴; 長蟲也長腿。

Lit [After] words [have] passed [through] three mouths, even snakes [will be believed to have] grown legs.

Fig Rumors exaggerate everything, (so don't believe them).

Note [Rhyme; note: chángchong (lit) “long worm” means “snake”; see also dōngmén shī tiáo above.]

Topics chángchong EXAGGERATION rhyme RUMORS