不翼而飞

búyì’érfēi

to disappear without trace

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 不翼而飛
Dictionary entry

to disappear without trace; to vanish all of a sudden; to spread fast

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不
翼
而
飞

See it in sentences

我的钱包不翼而飞了。

Wǒ de qián bāo búyì’érfēi le.

English

My wallet disappeared without a trace.

东西又不翼而飞了。

Dōngxi yòu búyì’érfēi le.

English

The thing has vanished again.

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不
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