đào tẩu
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 逃走, composed of 逃 and 走.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːw˨˩ təw˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːw˦˩ təw˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːw˨˩ təw˨˩˦]
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)
Verb edit
- to run away; to escape; to take flight; to flee; to abscond; to decamp; to hightail it