逃之夭夭
Chinese
to escape; to run away; to flee 's; him/her/it; this simp. and trad.
(逃之夭夭)逃 之 夭夭
Etymology
Alteration of the originally unrelated idiom 桃之夭夭 (“splendid and lush flowers of the peaches”), by replacing 桃 (táo, “peach”) with 逃 (táo, “to escape”).
Pronunciation
Idiom
逃之夭夭
- to decamp; to take to one's heels