不胫而走

不脛而走
bùjìng'érzǒu

to get round fast; to spread like wildfire

Wiktionary

Homographs

不胫而走 bùjìngérzǒu
  1. to get round fast
  2. to spread like wildfire

Entry Composition

1 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
=2 胫 jìng lower part of leg
=2 胫 jìng variant of 胫 jìng
3 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
4 走 zǒu
  1. to walk
  2. to go
  3. to run
  4. to move (of vehicle)
  5. to visit
  6. to leave
  7. to go away
  8. to die (euph.)
  9. from
  10. through
  11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 chèzǒu)
  12. to change (shape, form, meaning)