cao chạy xa bay
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Erroneous calque of Chinese 高飛遠走 / 高飞远走 (cao phi viễn tẩu)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (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
[edit]- (idiomatic) to be long gone and nowhere to be found, especially after committing a crime