wú​yì'ér​fēi

to spread rapidly

  • created sense approved 无翼而飞/無翼而飛 · wú​yì'ér​fēi · to spread rapidly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无翼而飞 / 無翼而飛

    wú​yì'ér​fēi

    to spread rapidly

    To fly without wings; used to describe news, rumors, or information that spreads quickly without any external effort

    无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 翼 (literal) → 翼 · yì · wing 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 飞 (literal) → 飞/飛 · fēi · to fly

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 无翼而飞/無翼而飛 · wú​yì'ér​fēi · to vanish — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无翼而飞 / 無翼而飛

    wú​yì'ér​fēi

    to vanish

    To disappear suddenly or go missing without explanation (as if flown away)

    无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 翼 (literal) → 翼 · yì · wing 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 飞 (literal) → 飞/飛 · fēi · to fly

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense