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棄保潛逃

简弃保潜逃 · 繁棄保潛逃

Mandarin · pinyin qì bǎo qián táo

to jump bail

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棄: Look up this written character
保: bǎo · protect, safeguard, defend, care
潛: Look up this written character
逃: táo · escape, flee; abscond, dodge
弃: qì · reject, abandon, discard
潜: qián · hide; hidden, secret, latent

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4–3–2–2 · qi4 bao3 qian2 tao2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hei3 bou2 cim4 tou4

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verb

(law, informal) to abscond

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