đào tẩu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 逃走, composed of 逃 and 走.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːw˨˩ təw˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːw˦˩ təw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːw˨˩ təw˨˩˦]

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Verb

đào tẩu

1. to run away; to escape; to take flight; to flee; to abscond; to decamp; to hightail it