不脛而走

Chinese
not; no lower part of leg
 
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 
to walk; to go; to move; to leave
trad. (不脛而走) 不 脛 而 走
simp. (不胫而走) 不 胫 而 走
Literally: “no lower leg but running”.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
  • Min Nan
    • (Hokkien)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: put-kèng-jî-cháu
      • Tâi-lô: put-kìng-jî-tsáu
      • Phofsit Daibuun: putkeangjizao
      • IPA (Xiamen): /put̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ d͡ʑi²⁴⁻²² t͡saʊ⁵³/
      • IPA (Quanzhou): /put̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ d͡ʑi²⁴⁻²² t͡saʊ⁵⁵⁴/
      • IPA (Zhangzhou): /put̚³²⁻⁵ kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ d͡ʑi¹³⁻²² t͡saʊ⁵³/
      • IPA (Taipei): /put̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ d͡ʑi²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡saʊ⁵³/
      • IPA (Kaohsiung): /put̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ʑi²³⁻³³ t͡saʊ⁴¹/

Idiom

不脛而走

  1. to get round fast; to spread like wildfire
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