「不脛而走」
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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
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