bù yì ér fēi

Traditional: 不翼而飛

HSK 7–9

不翼而飞 (bù yì ér fēi) is a Chinese word meaning “to disappear without trace; to vanish all of a sudden; to spread fast”.

Meanings

  1. 1to disappear without trace
  2. 2to vanish all of a sudden
  3. 3to spread fast
  4. 4to spread like wildfire

Characters in 不翼而飞

不bù · no; not so翼yì · wing而ér · and飞fēi · to fly

Related words

不no; not so而and不过only不要don't!; must not对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon而且(not only ...) but also不错correct不能cannot不管not to be concerned不行won't do而已that's all不同different

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