不翼而飞
Traditional form:
不翼而飛
Pinyin (reading):
bùyì'érfēi
Definitions:
- to disappear without trace
- to vanish all of a sudden
- to spread fast
- to spread like wildfire
Characters:
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 翼 - wings, fins; shelter
- 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
- 飞 - to fly, to dart; high
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