東逃西竄

See also: 东逃西窜

Chinese

		east	to escape; to run away; to flee	west	flee; escape; run away flee; escape; run away; leap
trad. (東逃西竄)		東	逃	西	竄
simp. (东逃西窜)		东	逃	西	窜
alternative forms		東奔西竄／东奔西窜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dōngtáoxīcuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥ ㄊㄠˊ ㄒㄧ ㄘㄨㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dōngtáoxīcuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄊㄠˊ ㄒㄧ ㄘㄨㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dongtáosicuàn
    • Wade–Giles: tung¹-tʻao²-hsi¹-tsʻuan⁴
    • Yale: dūng-táu-syī-tswàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dongtaurshitsuann
    • Palladius: дунтаосицуань (duntaosicuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯än⁵¹/

Idiom

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