đào tẩu

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 逃走, composed of and .

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːw˨˩ təw˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːw˦˩ təw˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːw˨˩ təw˨˩˦]
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    Verb

    đào tẩu

    1. to run away; to escape; to take flight; to flee; to abscond; to decamp; to hightail it