不胫而走

Traditional form:

不脛而走

Pinyin (reading):

bùjìng'érzǒu

Definitions:

• to get round fast
• to spread like wildfire

Characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 胫 - calf, shinbone
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 走 - to walk, to run, to flee

Traditional characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 脛 - calf, shinbone
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 走 - to walk, to run, to flee