東逃西竄
Appearance
See also: 东逃西窜
Chinese
[edit]east | to escape; to run away; to flee | west | flee; escape; run away flee; escape; run away; leap | ||
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trad. (東逃西竄) | 東 | 逃 | 西 | 竄 | |
simp. (东逃西窜) | 东 | 逃 | 西 | 窜 | |
alternative forms | 東奔西竄/东奔西窜 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄊㄠˊ ㄒㄧ ㄘㄨㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dongtáosicuàn
- Wade–Giles: tung1-tʻao2-hsi1-tsʻuan4
- Yale: dūng-táu-syī-tswàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dongtaurshitsuann
- Palladius: дунтаосицуань (duntaosicuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯än⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
[edit]東逃西竄
- to scurry from place to place, especially when being chased (such as a rat)
- (by extension) (of a criminal) to be on the run