不脛而走
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Chinese[edit]
not; no | lower part of leg | and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
to walk; to go; to move to walk; to go; to move; to leave | ||
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trad. (不脛而走) | 不 | 脛 | 而 | 走 | |
simp. (不胫而走) | 不 | 胫 | 而 | 走 | |
Literally: “no lower leg but running”. |
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Idiom[edit]
不脛而走
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