cao chạy xa bay
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Erroneous calque of Chinese 高飛遠走/高飞远走 (cao phi viễn tẩu)
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ t͡ɕaj˧˨ʔ saː˧˧ ʔɓaj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ t͡ɕaj˨˩ʔ saː˧˧ ʔɓaj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ ca(ː)j˨˩˨ saː˧˧ ʔɓa(ː)j˧˧]
Verb edit
- (idiomatic) to be long gone and nowhere to be found, especially after committing a crime