飞 飛 fēi to fly syn 飞行 飛行 fēi xíng (of planes etc) to fly / flying / flight / aviation syn 发脾气 發脾氣 fā pí qì to lose one's temper / to fly into a rage / to throw a tantrum syn 航行 háng xíng to sail / to fly / to navigate syn 飞过 飛過 fēi guò to fly over / to fly past 飞越 飛越 fēi yuè to fly across / to fly over / to fly past / (literary) (of one's spirits) to soar 上天 shàng tiān Heaven / Providence / God / the sky above / to fly skywards / (euphemism) to die / to pass away / the previous day (or days) syn 多嘴 duō zuǐ talkative / to speak out of turn / to blab / to shoot one's mouth off / rumors fly syn 大发雷霆 大發雷霆 dà fā léi tíng to be furious / to fly into a terrible rage syn 飞扬 飛揚 fēi yáng to rise / to fly upward syn 暴怒 bào nù to fly into a rage / to rage violently 暴跳如雷 bào tiào rú léi to stamp with fury / to fly into a rage syn 放飞 放飛 fàng fēi to allow to fly syn 飘扬 飄揚 piāo yáng to wave / to flutter / to fly syn 网开一面 網開一面 wǎng kāi yī miàn open the net on one side (idiom) / let the caged bird fly / to give one's opponent a way out / lenient treatment syn 独树一帜 獨樹一幟 dú shù yī zhì lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom) / fig. to act as a loner / to stand out / to develop one's own school / to have attitude of one's own syn 恼羞成怒 惱羞成怒 nǎo xiū chéng nù to fly into a rage out of humiliation / to be ashamed into anger (idiom) syn 果蝇 果蠅 guǒ yíng fruit fly 勃然大怒 bó rán dà nù to fly into a rage / to see red syn 美中不足 měi zhōng bù zú everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom) / the fly in the ointment 腾飞 騰飛 téng fēi lit. to fly upwards swiftly / fig. rapid advance / rapidly developing (situation) syn 皮包公司 pí bāo gōng sī lit. briefcase company / dummy corporation / shell company / fly-by-night company 飘舞 飄舞 piāo wǔ to fly up / to dance in the air (of snowflakes, flower petals etc) syn 直航 zhí háng to fly or sail direct (to ...) 心驰神往 心馳神往 xīn chí shén wǎng one's thoughts fly to a longed-for place or person / to long for / infatuated / fascinated syn 插翅难飞 插翅難飛 chā chì nán fēi lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom) / fig. impossible to escape syn 飞升 飛昇 fēi shēng to fly upwards / (fig.) to rise / to increase / (Daoism) to ascend to heaven / to achieve immortality syn 奔月 bèn yuè to fly to the moon 直飞 直飛 zhí fēi to fly non-stop / to fly direct (to ...) 飞出 飛出 fēi chū to fly out 飞刀 飛刀 fēi dāo a throwing knife / fly cutter (machine tool) 横飞 橫飛 héng fēi (of spittle, blood, bullets etc) to fly through the air 四溅 四濺 sì jiàn (of droplets, sparks etc) to fly about in all directions / to splatter everywhere 脱壳 脫殼 tuō qiào to molt / to exuviate / fig. to fly off like an exuviate cicada 飞散 飛散 fēi sàn (of smoke) to disperse / to dissipate / (of birds) to fly away in all directions 劳燕分飞 勞燕分飛 láo yàn fēn fēi the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom) / (usually of a couple) to part from each other syn 炸 zhà to burst / to explode / to blow up / to bomb / (coll.) to fly into a rage / (coll.) to scamper off / to scatter syn 航 háng boat / ship / craft / to navigate / to sail / to fly syn 蝇 蠅 yíng fly / musca / CL:隻|只[zhi1] syn 蜚 fěi gad-fly 蟊 máo Spanish fly / grain-eating grub 翩 piān to fly fast syn 颉 頡 xié (of a bird) to fly upwards / (of the neck) stiff syn 比翼齐飞 比翼齊飛 bǐ yì qí fēi to fly wing to wing (idiom) / two hearts beating as one / (of a couple) inseparable 禁飞区 禁飛區 jìn fēi qū no-fly zone / no-fly area / air exclusion zone 翊 yì assist / ready to fly / respect 飏 颺 yáng to soar / to fly / to float / variant of 揚|扬[yang2], to scatter / to spread 颃 頏 háng fly down 鴥 yù (of a bird) to fly swiftly / to swoop 家蝇 家蠅 jiā yíng house fly 翚 翬 huī pheasant / golden pheasant / variegated / to fly 别树一帜 別樹一幟 bié shù yī zhì lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom) / fig. to act as a loner / to stand out / to develop one's own school / to have attitude of one's own syn 别树一旗 別樹一旗 bié shù yī qí lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom) / fig. to act as a loner / to stand out / to develop one's own school / to have attitude of one's own 网开三面 網開三面 wǎng kāi sān miàn to leave the net open on three sides (idiom) / let the caged bird fly / to give one's opponent a way out / lenient treatment syn 蜻蜓撼石柱 qīng tíng hàn shí zhù lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom) / fig. to overestimate one's capabilities 螥 cāng Japanese variant of 蒼|苍 house-fly 驾鹤成仙 駕鶴成仙 jià hè chéng xiān to fly on a crane and become immortal 高飞远走 高飛遠走 gāo fēi yuǎn zǒu to fly high and run far (idiom) / to leave in a hurry for a distance place 双宿双飞 雙宿雙飛 shuāng sù shuāng fēi lit. to rest and fly together (idiom) / fig. to live in each other's pockets / to be inseparable 北非螺旋锥蝇应急中心 北非螺旋錐蠅應急中心 Screwworm Emergency Centre for North Africa 毒蝇伞 毒蠅傘 dú yíng sǎn fly Amanita or fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) 飞来飞去 飛來飛去 fēi lái fēi qù to fly about / to fly hither and thither / to flit / to swarm / to spiral 直升机装载 fly-on loading / fly-on 乘鹤 乘鶴 chéng hè to fly on a crane / to die 剑走蜻蛉 劍走蜻蛉 jiàn zǒu qīng líng the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom) / fig. unexpected winning move / unconventional gambit 奋飞 奮飛 fèn fēi to spread wings and fly 每一个人都有美中不足的地方 每一個人都有美中不足的地方 měi yī gè rén dōu yǒu měi zhōng bù zú de dì fang However excellent, everyone has his defects. / There is always a fly in the ointment. / cf idiom 美中不足[mei3 zhong1 bu4 zu2], everything is fine except for one small defect 缵不可能的事 纘不可能的事 zuǎn bù kě néng de shì pigs might fly (idiom) 群飞 群飛 qún fēi to fly as a flock or swarm 跨鹤 跨鶴 kuà hè to die / to fly on a crane 飞转 飛轉 fēi zhuàn to spin rapidly / to whirl around / (of time) to fly by 饵线 餌線 ěr xiàn tippet (in fly-fishing) 驭气 馭氣 yù qì to fly magically through the air 驾鹤西去 駕鶴西去 jià hè xī qù lit. to fly on a crane to the Western Paradise / fig. to pass away (idiom) 白蛉 bái líng sand fly 无节制地倾弃 uncontrolled tipping / fly tipping 无控制地倾弃 uncontrolled tipping / fly tipping 地中海果蝇 地中海果蠅 Mediterranean fruit fly / Medfly 备带卫星通信器材包 備帶衛星通信器材包 bèi dài wèi xīng tòng xìn qì cái bāo Satellite Communications Fly-Away Kit 空运后勤部署套件 空運後勤部署套件 fly-away kit 消灭尼罗河流域地中海果蝇项目 消滅尼羅河流域地中海果蠅項目 Project to eradicate the Mediterranean fruit fly from the Nile valley 实时动态定位系统 實時動態定位系統 Real Time Kinematic - On the Fly 采采蝇 采采蠅 tsetse fly 电传飞控飞机 電傳飛控飛機 fly-by-wire plane 鲲鹏展翅 鯤鵬展翅 kūn péng zhǎn chì lit. the giant Peng bird spreads its wings and begins to fly / displaying awesome power and momentum at the outset / to have the world at one's feet 卂 xùn (archaic) to fly rapidly 趐 xuè (archaic) to enter / to fly 天安门开了 天安門開了 tiān ān mén kāi le pants fly is down / the barn door is open 黑飞 黑飛 hēi fēi to fly illegally (of planes, drones etc) 怒气攻心 怒氣攻心 nù qì gōng xīn (TCM) sudden strong emotions attacking the heart, leading to faints etc / (fig.) to fly into a fit of anger syn 无头苍蝇 無頭蒼蠅 wú tóu cāng ying headless fly (a metaphor for sb who is rushing around frantically) 太阳从西边出来 太陽從西邊出來 tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom) / fig. hell freezes over / pigs can fly 驾乘 駕乘 jià chéng to drive (a car) / to fly (an aircraft) / to pilot (a boat) 飞腾 飛騰 fēi téng to fly swiftly upward / to soar syn 勃然大怒 bó rán - dà nù (idiom) to fly into a rage / to see red syn 单飞 單飛 dān fēi to fly solo / (fig.) (of a band member) to go solo / (of an employee) to leave and start up one's own company 驾机 駕機 jià jī to fly an airplane