逃之夭夭

táo zhī yāo yāo

Dictionary entry

to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime)

What does 逃之夭夭 mean?

逃之夭夭 (táo zhī yāo yāo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime)

2to show a clean pair of heels

Character breakdown

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逃táoto escape · to run away 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 夭yāo(bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. [yao3]) · (literary) (of vegetation) luxuriant

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逃之夭夭

táo zhī yāo yāo

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