cao chạy xa bay

Vietnamese

Etymology

Erroneous calque of Chinese 高飛遠走／高飞远走 (cao phi viễn tẩu)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːw˧˧ t͡ɕaj˧˨ʔ saː˧˧ ʔɓaj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːw˧˧ t͡ɕaj˨˩ʔ saː˧˧ ʔɓaj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kaːw˧˧ ca(ː)j˨˩˨ saː˧˧ ʔɓa(ː)j˧˧]

Verb

cao chạy xa bay

1. (idiomatic) to be long gone and nowhere to be found, especially after committing a crime