逃逸

Mandarin · pinyin táo yì

Meanings

  1. to escape
  2. to run away
  3. to abscond
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逃
táo · escape, flee; abscond, dodge
逸
yì · flee, escape, break loose
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2–4 · tao2 yi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tou4 jat6

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verb

  1. (intransitive, literary) to run away; to abscond; to escape; to flee

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