不胫而走

cǐ shū yī jīng miàn shì bù jìng ér zǒu

此书一经面世， 不胫而走。

As soon as it was published, the book had a big circulation.

yáo yán bù jìng ér zǒu shuō tā bāo bì zǒu sī

谣言不胫而走，说他包庇走私。

The rumour somehow went about that he used to shield smuggling.

zài yī dìng tiáo jiàn xia xìn xī kě yǐ bù jìng ér zǒu zhī shi kě yǐ zì rán chuán bō zhè shuō míng zhī shi běn shēn jiù yǒu liú dòng de lì liàng

在一定条件下，信息可以不胫而走，知识可以自然传播，这说明知识本身就有流动的力量。

Under certain conditions, information can spread like wildfire, knowledge can spread naturally. These illustrate that knowledge has the power of move.

cǐ shū yī jīng miàn shì biàn bù jìng ér zǒu

此书一经面世，便不胫而走。

As soon as it was published, the book had a big circulation.

xiāo xi bù jìng ér zǒu zhòng rén fēn fēn fǎng xiào cóng cǐ biàn yǒu le jiǔ yuè chū jiǔ dēng gāo bì nàn de fēng sú

消息不胫而走，众人纷纷仿效，从此便有了九月初九登高避难的风俗。

As the news spread widely , all the people followed their examples and thus , the custom of escaping disasters by ascending a height on the Double-Ninth Day came into being.