- to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime)
- to show a clean pair of heels
Characters
- 逃 (逃): to escape; to run away; to flee
- 之 (之): (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- 夭 (夭): (bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. [yao3]); (literary) (of vegetation) luxuriant
- 夭 (夭): (bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. [yao3]); (literary) (of vegetation) luxuriant
Resources
- Wiktionary: 逃之夭夭
- MDBG: 逃之夭夭
- Examples with 逃之夭夭 on Tatoeba
Examples
他看到了警察，就逃之夭夭了。
他一嗅到风声不对，就逃之夭夭了。