不翼而飞 (不翼而飛)
bù yì ér fēi
Pinyin
Definition
不翼而飞 (不翼而飛)
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- to disappear without trace
- to vanish all of a sudden
- to spread fast
- to spread like wildfire
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 (negative prefix)
- 2 not
- 3 no
- 1 and
- 2 as well as
- 3 and so
- 4 but (not)
- 5 yet (not)
- 6 (indicates causal relation)
- 7 (indicates change of state)
- 8 (indicates contrast)
- 1 not long (after)
- 2 before too long
- 3 soon
- 4 soon after
- 1 not only (... but also...)
- 1 not only (this one)
- 2 not just (...) but also
Idioms (20)
一不做,二不休
- 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
- 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
- 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一哄而散
- 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一问三不知
- 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
- 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
- 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
- 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
- 2 spotless
一字不提
- 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)