to disappear without trace; to vanish all of a sudden; to spread fast; to spread like wildfire
trad. 不翼而飛
Also written 不翼而飛【bù yì ér fēi】
Characters in this word
4不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
翼
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surname Yi, alternative name for 絳|绛[Jiang4], the capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770–475 BC)
- Pinyin
- Yì
- Strokes
- 17
- Frequency
- 18968 of 2500
而
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and, as well as, and so, but (not), yet (not), (indicates causal relation), (indicates change of state), (indicates contrast)
- Pinyin
- ér
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 131 of 2500
飞
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to fly
- Pinyin
- fēi
- Traditional
- 飛
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 1437 of 2500