粵

逃tou4犯faan2

tou4 faan2táo fàn

English

  1. escaped criminal; fugitive from the law
  2. escaped criminal; fugitive from justice

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 為咗逃避追捕同法律制裁而逃亡、隱藏自己嘅犯人(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 警方正在追捕一名逃犯。

    The police are pursuing an escaped prisoner.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 警方正在搜尋一名逃犯。

    The police is searching for an escaped prisoner.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 那个逃犯在离这里五十英里的小镇上现身过后又消失了。

    The fugitive surfaced in a small town fifty miles from here but then disappeared again.

    Tatoeba · crescat CC BY

  • 警察揾咗個逃犯十幾年都仲未揾到佢。

    The police still cannot arrest the fugitive from justice after a decade.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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