vanish without a trace; spread like wildfire
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesidiom
vanish without a trace; disappear suddenly
neutralLiterally 'to fly without wings'. Used to describe objects that mysteriously disappear. The subject is usually a concrete object.
Wǒ我
fàng放
zài在
zhuō桌
shàng上
de的
qián钱
bāo包
jìng竟
rán然
bù不
yì翼
ér而
fēi飞
le了
。
The wallet I left on the table has mysteriously vanished.
Zuó昨
tiān天
gāng刚
mǎi买
de的
gāng钢
bǐ笔
，
jīn今
tiān天
jiù就
zhǎo找
bù不
dào到
le了
，
zhēn真
shì是
qí奇
guài怪
，
nán难
dào道
bù不
yì翼
ér而
fēi飞
le了
？
The pen I just bought yesterday is missing today, it's so strange, has it just vanished into thin air?
idiom
spread like wildfire; circulate rapidly
neutralLiterally 'to fly without wings'. Used to describe news, rumors, or information spreading quickly and widely.
Gōng公
sī司
jí即
jiāng将
shàng上
shì市
de的
xiāo消
xi息
bù不
yì翼
ér而
fēi飞
，
hěn很
kuài快
jiù就
chuán传
biàn遍
le了
zhěng整
gè个
háng行
yè业
。
The news that the company is about to go public spread like wildfire throughout the entire industry.
Zhè这
gè个
yǒu有
qù趣
de的
chuán传
wén闻
bù不
yì翼
ér而
fēi飞
，
bù不
dào到
bàn半
tiān天
，
quán全
xiào校
xué学
sheng生
dōu都
zhī知
dào道
le了
。
This interesting rumor spread rapidly, and within half a day, all the students in the school knew about it.