「不脛而走」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: bat1 hing5 ji4 zau2 bat1 ging3 ji4 zau2
Individual
Character Meaning:
不 no; negator; not
脛
而 and; as well as; moreover; but
走 to leave; to walk; to run; to move quickly; to pass away; to decease; to go to and fro; to transport; to transact
Part of Speech: expression
Explanation:
(of news and rumours) to get around/about or to spread like wildfire even without hyping up the news; literally, to walk without feet
(Cant.) 就zau6算syun3我ngo5哋dei6做zou6好hou2晒saai3保bou2密mat6工gung1作zok3,消siu1息sik1都dou1係hai6不bat1脛hing5而ji4走zau2。
(Eng.) Even though we kept everything confidential, the news still leaked and spread everywhere.
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