不翼而飞

Traditional: 不翼而飛

bù yì ér fēi

Dictionary entry

to disappear without trace

What does 不翼而飞 mean?

不翼而飞 (bù yì ér fēi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to disappear without trace

2to vanish all of a sudden

3to spread fast

4to spread like wildfire

Character breakdown

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-翼Yìsurname Yi · alternative name for 絳|绛[Jiang4], the capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770–475 BC)而érand · as well as 飞fēito fly

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不翼而飞

bù yì ér fēi

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