fēi

蜚

Character · Verb · Noun

archaic form of 'fly'; rumor

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

verb

to fly

archaic

An archaic/literary variant of 飞 (fēi). Primarily used in classical texts or fixed literary expressions.

Shàng上
gǔ古
wén文
xiàn献
zhōng中
 “
fēi蜚
 ”
cháng常
zuò作
 “
fēi飞
 ”
zì字
yòng用
 。

In ancient texts, '蜚' was often used as the character for '飞' (to fly).

2.

noun

gossip; rumor; slander

formal

This meaning is almost exclusively used in the idiom 流言蜚语 (liú yán fēi yǔ) meaning 'rumors and slander'.

Duì对
yú于
zhè这
xiē些
liú流
yán言
fēi蜚
yǔ语
 ，
tā她
cóng从
bù不
lǐ理
huì会
 。

She pays no attention to these rumors and slanders.

Tā他
bù不
jù惧
rèn任
hé何
fēi蜚
duǎn短
liú流
cháng长
 。

He fears no gossip or slander.