逃之夭夭
tou4 zi1 jiu1 jiu1táo zhī yāo yāo
English
- to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime)
- to show a clean pair of heels
- to slip away; to escape without trace; to make one's getaway
粵語 — Cantonese
- 走佬;逃跑得無影無蹤
Examples
他看到了警察,就逃之夭夭了。
As soon as he saw the policeman, he ran for it.
Tatoeba · Gustav249 CC BY
他一嗅到风声不对,就逃之夭夭了。
Sensing danger, he ran away.
Tatoeba · mirrorvan CC BY
個賊喺警察嚟之前就逃之夭夭。
The thief had made his getaway before police arrived.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk