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  • 1

    slmeta"fly without wings"; disappear without any trace; (of an object) disappear all of a sudden

    • tā yī mō kǒu dai pí jiā zi yǐ bù yì ér fēi

      口袋皮夹子不翼而飞

      He reached into his pocket for the wallet only to find it was missing.

    • zài wǒ chōu ti li de qián bù yì ér fēi le

      抽屉不翼而飞

      My money in the drawer is gone.

    • wǒ yī jiào xǐng lái fā xiàn suǒ yǒu de yī fu bù yì ér fēi

      发现所有衣服不翼而飞

      I awoke from sleep to find that all my clothes had disappeared.

  • 2

    slmetaspread like wildfire/on the wings of the wind; (of news, words, etc.) spread quickly as if on wings

    • zhè xiāo xi chuán de fēi kuài jiǎn zhí shì bù yì ér fēi

      消息飞快简直不翼而飞

      The news has spread fast, as if on wings.

    • shì zhǎng lái xiǎo qū shì chá de xiāo xi bù yì ér fēi hěn kuài jiā yù hù xiǎo le

      市长小区视察消息不翼而飞家喻户晓

      The news that the mayor would come to the community for an inspection spread like wildfire from household to household.