逃之夭夭

Chinese

		to escape; to run away; to flee	's; him/her/it; this
simp. and trad. (逃之夭夭)		逃	之	夭夭

Etymology

Alteration of the originally unrelated idiom 桃之夭夭 (“splendid and lush flowers of the peaches”), by replacing 桃 (táo, “peach”) with 逃 (táo, “to escape”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): táozhīyāoyāo

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄠˊ ㄓㄧㄠㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tou⁴ zi¹ jiu¹ jiu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: táozhīyāoyāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄠˊ ㄓㄧㄠㄧㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taurjyiauiau
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tou⁴ zi¹ jiu¹ jiu¹
  - Yale: tòuh jī yīu yīu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tou⁴ dzi¹ jiu¹ jiu¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: tou⁴ ji¹ yiu¹ yiu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ jiːu̯⁵⁵ jiːu̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

逃之夭夭

to decamp; to take to one's heels

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