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˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːw˨˩ təw˨˩˦]

Verb

đào tẩu

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

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