The news spread like wildfire. (lit. ran without legs)
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Classical anatomy term: 膝上曰股，膝下曰胫 'above the knee is called gǔ (thigh), below is called jìng (shin)' — recorded by Huang Kan in his commentary on the Analects. Lives on in 胫骨 'tibia / shin bone' and the chengyu 不胫而走 'spread without needing legs'.
