落荒 [－－]

Jyutping lok6 fong1
Pinyin luò huāng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literary
    to flee while staying off of the main roads and highways; to flee into the wilds
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    贼人用偷返嚟张卡买金，点知签名唔对穿咗崩，于是落荒而逃。
    賊人用偷返嚟張卡買金，點知簽名唔對穿咗崩，於是落荒而逃。
    caak6 jan4 jung6 tau1 faan1 lei4 zoeng1 kaat1 maai5 gam1, dim2 zi1 cim1 meng2 m4 deoi3 cyun1 zo2 bang1, jyu1 si6 lok6 fong1 ji4 tou4.
    • The thief was trying to buy gold with a card he stole, but his unmatched signature gave him up, so he had to run away.