HSK V7-9
Correct
不翼而飞
/ bù yì ér fēi /
Strokes
Definition
to disappear without trace/to vanish all of a sudden/to spread fast/to spread like wildfire
Example
Definition
(of objects) disappear without trace/notice; disappear/vanish into thin air
1
Wǒ
我
chōuti
抽屉
lǐ
里
de
的
qián
钱
bùyìérfēi
不翼而飞
le
了
。
My money in the drawer is gone.
Definition
spread fast as if on wings; spread like wildfire/on the wings of the wind
2
Shìzhǎng
市长
lái
来
xiǎoqū
小区
shìchá
视察
de
的
xiāoxi
消息
bùyìérfēi
不翼而飞
,
hěnkuài
很快
biàn
便
jiāyùhùxiǎo
家喻户晓
le
了
。
The news that the mayor would come to the community for an inspection spread like wildfire from household to household.