不翼而飛
Chinese
not; no wing and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)to fly trad. (不翼而飛) 不 翼 而 飛 simp. (不翼而飞) 不 翼 而 飞 Literally: “to be wingless and yet flying or airborne”.
Etymology
Chapter 26 of Guanzi:
- From: Guanzi, 7th – 4th century BCE
- Wú yì ér fēi zhě, shēng yě; wú gēn ér gù zhě, qíng yě. [Pinyin]
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bu4yihelrfei
- IPA (key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ i⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: bat1 jik6 ji4 fei1
- Yale: bāt yihk yìh fēi
- Cantonese Pinyin: bat7 jik9 ji4 fei1
- Guangdong Romanization: bed1 yig6 yi4 féi1
- IPA (key): /pɐt̚⁵ jɪk̚² jiː²¹ fei̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
| Rime | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 不 | 不 | 不 | 翼 | 而 | 飛 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 幫 (1) | 幫 (1) | 幫 (1) | 以 (36) | 日 (38) | 幫 (1) |
| Final (韻) | 尤 (136) | 尤 (136) | 物 (60) | 職 (134) | 之 (19) | 微 (21) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) | Checked (Ø) | Checked (Ø) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Closed |
| Division (等) | III | III | III | III | III | III |
| Fanqie | 甫鳩切 | 方久切 | 分勿切 | 與職切 | 如之切 | 甫微切 |
| Reconstructions | ||||||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/pɨu/ | /pɨuX/ | /pɨut̚/ | /jɨk̚/ | /ȵɨ/ | /pʉi/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/piu/ | /piuX/ | /piut̚/ | /jɨk̚/ | /ȵɨ/ | /pʷɨi/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/piəu/ | /piəuX/ | /piuət̚/ | /iek̚/ | /ȵʑie/ | /piuəi/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/puw/ | /puwX/ | /put̚/ | /jik̚/ | /ȵɨ/ | /puj/ |
| Li Rong |
/piu/ | /piuX/ | /piuət̚/ | /iək̚/ | /ȵiə/ | /piuəi/ |
| Wang Li |
/pĭəu/ | /pĭəuX/ | /pĭuət̚/ | /jĭək̚/ | /ȵʑĭə/ | /pĭwəi/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/pi̯ə̯u/ | /pi̯ə̯uX/ | /pi̯uət̚/ | /i̯ək̚/ | /ȵʑi/ | /pwe̯i/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
fōu | fǒu | fu | yì | ér | fēi |
Idiom
不翼而飛
- (of news) to spread quickly; to spread like wildfire; to spread fast as if on wings
- (of an object) to disappear suddenly; to disappear without a trace; to vanish into thin air
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