cao chạy xa bay
Vietnamese
Etymology
Erroneous calque of Chinese 高飛遠走 (cao phi viễn tẩu)
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ t͡ɕaj˧˨ʔ saː˧˧ ʔɓaj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ t͡ɕaj˨˩ʔ saː˧˧ ʔɓaj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ caj˨˩˨ saː˧˧ ʔɓaj˧˧]
Verb
cao chạy xa bay
- (idiomatic) to be long gone and nowhere to be found, especially after committing a crime