流传

spread

circulate

hand down

going about

acquire currency

on the lips of

go round

run current

pass current

流传[liúchuán]

-spread;circulate;handdown;passcurrent[on]:
handdowntogenerations;流传后世
thecustomhandeddowntousfromourancestors;从祖先流传下来的风俗

老人给我们讲述了一个口头流传的故事。
The old man told us a story passed on by oral tradition.

怀特霍尔街上流传著谣言。
Rumours are circulating in Whitehall.

有一个离奇的故事一直流传着。
A strange story has been going round.

各种谣言正四处流传。
All sorts of rumors are going around.

这消息广为流传。
The news spread from mouth to mouth.