jìng
ér
zǒu

idiom

Meaning of 不胫而走

不胫而走 means to spread like wildfire without legs running; to spread rapidly. Pronounced bù jìng ér zǒu.

  • to spread like wildfire without legs running; to spread rapidly

Definitions & Examples

huò
jiǎng
de
xiāo
jìng
ér
zǒu
 
hěn
kuài
quán
xiào
dōu
zhī
dào
le
 

The news of his award spread rapidly, and soon the whole school knew about it.

Zhè
ge
yáo
yán
zài
wǎng
luò
shàng
jìng
ér
zǒu
 
zào
chéng
le
xiǎo
de
kǒng
huāng
 

This rumor spread like wildfire on the internet, causing quite a panic.

Xīn
chǎn
pǐn
de
kǒu
bēi
jìng
ér
zǒu
 
hái
méi
zuò
guǎng广
gào
jiù
mài
duàn
le
huò
 

Word-of-mouth about the new product spread rapidly; it sold out even before any advertising.

Hǎo
xiāo
zǒng
shì
jìng
ér
zǒu
 

Good news always travels fast.