HSK V7-9
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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
chōuti
抽屉
de
qián
érfēi
不翼而飞
le
  

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
xiǎo
小区
shìchá
视察
de
xiāoxi
消息
érfēi
不翼而飞
  
,
hěnkuài
很快
biàn
便
jiāxiǎo
家喻户晓
le
  

The news that the mayor would come to the community for an inspection spread like wildfire from household to household.

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不翼而飞