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不翼而飞

bú yì ér fēi
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Idiom

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不翼而飞
bú yì ér fēi Idiom to vanish mysteriously (lit. “fly away without wings”)
不翼而飞
bù yì ér fēi to disappear without trace; to vanish all of a sudden

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  1. 1. to vanish mysteriously (lit. “fly away without wings”)

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HSK 2.0 Level 6+ HSK 3.0 Level 7–9+ 6 min
不A而B for “B Happens Without A”

Use 不约而同 and 不翼而飞 to say a result happens even though the usual condition or action was missing.

Reading: bú yì ér fēi Open guide