臨陣脫逃

Chinese

		to locate oneself near the line of battle; to be just about to enter a battle	to run away; to escape; to flee
trad. (臨陣脫逃)		臨陣	脫逃
simp. (临阵脱逃)		临阵	脱逃

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): línzhèntuōtáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄛ ㄊㄠˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: línzhèntuōtáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄛ ㄊㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: línjhèntuotáo
    • Wade–Giles: lin²-chên⁴-tʻo¹-tʻao²
    • Yale: lín-jèn-twō-táu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linjenntuotaur
    • Palladius: линьчжэньтотао (linʹčžɛnʹtotao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lin³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

Idiom

臨陣脫逃

1. to irresponsibly flee in the face of danger