cao chạy xa bay

Vietnamese

Etymology

Erroneous calque of Chinese 高飛遠走 / 高飞远走 (cao phi viễn tẩu)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ t͡ɕaj˧˨ʔ saː˧˧ ʔɓaj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ t͡ɕaj˨˩ʔ saː˧˧ ʔɓaj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ ca(ː)j˨˩˨ saː˧˧ ʔɓa(ː)j˧˧]

Verb

cao chạy xa bay

  1. (idiomatic) to be long gone and nowhere to be found, especially after committing a crime
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