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不脛而走. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Chinese
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not; no
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lower part of leg
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and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
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to walk; to go; to move to walk; to go; to move; to leave
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| trad. (不脛而走)
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不
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脛
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而
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走
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| simp. (不胫而走)
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不
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胫
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而
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走
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| Literally: “no lower leg but running”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
不脛而走
- to get round fast; to spread like wildfire