逃之夭夭

Chinese

		to escape; to run away; to flee	's; him/her/it; this	young and elegant; pleased; amiable young and elegant; pleased; amiable; cheerful
trad. (逃之夭夭)		逃	之	夭夭
simp. #(逃之夭夭)		逃	之	夭夭

Etymology

Alteration of the originally unrelated idiom 桃之夭夭 (“splendid and lush flowers of the peaches”), by replacing 桃 (táo, “peach”) with 逃 (táo, “to escape”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): táozhīyāoyāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄠˊ ㄓ ㄧㄠ ㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tou⁴ zi¹ jiu¹ jiu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: táozhīyāoyāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄠˊ ㄓ ㄧㄠ ㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: táojhihyaoyao
    • Wade–Giles: tʻao²-chih¹-yao¹-yao¹
    • Yale: táu-jr̄-yāu-yāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taurjyiauiau
    • Palladius: таочжияояо (taočžijaojao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tou⁴ zi¹ jiu¹ jiu¹
    • Yale: tòuh jī yīu yīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tou⁴ dzi¹ jiu¹ jiu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: tou⁴ ji¹ yiu¹ yiu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ jiːu̯⁵⁵ jiːu̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 逃之夭夭

1. to decamp; to take to one's heels