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畏罪潜逃

wèi zuì qián táodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to flee to escape punishment / to abscond from justice
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-08572aa0d4b11977. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

畏罪潛逃 畏罪潜逃 [wei4 zui4 qian2 tao2] /to flee to escape punishment/to abscond from justice/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 畏罪潛逃

  • 畏
    wèi

    to fear

  • 罪
    zuì

    guilt / crime / fault / blame / sin / variant of 罪[zuì], crime

  • 潜
    qián

    hidden / secret / latent / to hide / to conceal / to submerge / to dive

  • 逃
    táo

    to escape / to run away / to flee

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.