Definition
飞毛腿 literally means 'flying hair leg' — a vivid metaphor for someone who runs extremely fast. In modern Chinese, it also refers specifically to the Scud missile (飞毛腿导弹), a Soviet-designed ballistic missile. The word has two distinct noun senses: a fast runner and a type of missile.
n.
fleet-footed runner(military) Scud missile
Examples
- ，飞毛腿。Tā pǎo de hěn kuài, shì gè zhēnzhèng de fēi máo tuǐ.He runs very fast — he's a real fleet-footed runner.
- 飞毛腿。Zhè zhǒng fēi máo tuǐ dǎodàn de shèchéng hěn yuǎn.This type of Scud missile has a very long range.
- ，飞毛腿。Zài gǔdài, fēi máo tuǐ zhǐ de shì pǎo de tèbié kuài de rén.In ancient times, 'flying hair leg' referred to people who ran extremely fast.
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