Hanzi

夭

to die prematurely (variant of 夭[yao1])

Hanzi

Pinyin

yāo, wò, wāi

Bopomofo

ㄧㄠ, ㄨㄛˋ, ㄨㄞ

Jyutping

jiu1

Example sentences

逃之夭夭 táozhīyāoyāo
小偷一看到警察出現，就立刻逃之夭夭了。
小偷一看到警察出现，就立刻逃之夭夭了。

As soon as the thief saw the police appear, he immediately fled.

匪徒 fěitú
那些匪徒搶劫了銀行，然後逃之夭夭。
那些匪徒抢劫了银行，然后逃之夭夭。

Those bandits robbed the bank and then fled.

Example Vocabulary

夭折

yao1'zhe2

夭

yao1

逃之夭夭

tao2'zhi1'yao1'yao1

to flee; to make a getaway

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