東逃西竄

See also: 东逃西窜

Chinese

		east	to escape; to run away; to flee	west	flee; escape; run away flee; escape; run away; leap
trad. (東逃西竄)		東	逃	西	竄
simp. (东逃西窜)		东	逃	西	窜
alternative forms		東奔西竄／东奔西窜

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dōngtáoxīcuàn

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥㄊㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄘㄨㄢˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dōngtáoxīcuàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥㄊㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄘㄨㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dongtáosicuàn
  - Wade–Giles: tung¹-tʻao²-hsi¹-tsʻuan⁴
  - Yale: dūng-táu-syī-tswàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dongtaurshitsuann
  - Palladius: дунтаосицуань (duntaosicuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯än⁵¹/

Idiom

東逃西竄

to scurry from place to place, especially when being chased (such as a rat)
(by extension) (of a criminal) to be on the run

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