東逃西竄

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See also: 东逃西窜

Chinese

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east to escape; to run away; to flee west
flee; escape; run away
flee; escape; run away; leap
 
trad. (東逃西竄) 西
simp. (东逃西窜) 西
alternative forms 東奔西竄东奔西窜

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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東逃西竄

  1. to scurry from place to place, especially when being chased (such as a rat)
  2. (by extension) (of a criminal) to be on the run