逃 之 夭 夭

táo zhī yāo yāodictionary entry

to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime) / to show a clean pair of heels

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Original source entry:

逃之夭夭 逃之夭夭 [tao2 zhi1 yao1 yao1] /to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime)/to show a clean pair of heels/

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