不胫而走

Traditional: 不脛而走

bù jìng ér zǒu

Dictionary entry

to get round fast

What does 不胫而走 mean?

不胫而走 (bù jìng ér zǒu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to get round fast

2to spread like wildfire

Character breakdown

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-胫jìnglower part of leg 而érand · as well as 走zǒuto walk · to go

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不胫而走

bù jìng ér zǒu

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