Characters

• 不 (不): no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 翼 (翼): surname Yi; alternative name for 絳|绛[Jiang4] capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)
• 而 (而): and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
• 飞 (飛): to fly

Resources

• Wiktionary: 不翼而飞
• MDBG: 不翼而飞
• Examples with 不翼而飞 on Tatoeba

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