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不脛而走

简 不胫而走 · 繁 不脛而走
Mandarin · pinyin bù jìng ér zǒu

Meanings

  1. to get round fast
  2. to spread like wildfire
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Characters in this entry

不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
脛
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而
ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
走
zǒu · walk, go on foot; run; leave; Kangxi radical 156
胫
jìng · shinbone; calf of leg
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4–4–2–3 · bu4 jing4 er2 zou3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat1 hing5 ji4 zau2

Cantonese word readings for 不脛而走. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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bat1 ging3 ji4 zau2

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to get round fast; to spread like wildfire

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