逃之夭夭 [－－－－]

Jyutping tou4 zi1 jiu1 jiu1
Pinyin táo zhī yāo yāo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime)
  2. to show a clean pair of heels
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    走​佬​；​逃跑​得​無影​無​蹤
    to slip away; to escape without trace; to make one's getaway
    • 個賊喺警察嚟之前就逃之夭夭。
      个贼喺警察嚟之前就逃之夭夭。
      go3 caak2 hai2 ging2 caat3 lai4 zi1 cin4 zau6 tou4 zi1 jiu1 jiu1.
      The thief had made his getaway before police arrived.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, humorous
    to flee; to take to one's heels
    (syn.) 走甲裂裤跤, 走甲裂褲跤
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他看到了警察，就逃之夭夭了。
    他看到了警察，就逃之夭夭了。
    tā kàn dào le jǐng chá ， jiù táo zhī yāo yāo le 。
    • As soon as he saw the policeman, he ran for it.
  2. Mandarin
    他一嗅到风声不对，就逃之夭夭了。
    他一嗅到風聲不對，就逃之夭夭了。
    tā yī xiù dào fēng shēng bù duì ， jiù táo zhī yāo yāo le 。
    • Sensing danger, he ran away.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    个贼喺警察嚟之前就逃之夭夭。
    個賊喺警察嚟之前就逃之夭夭。
    go3 caak2 hai2 ging2 caat3 lai4 zi1 cin4 zau6 tou4 zi1 jiu1 jiu1.
    • The thief had made his getaway before police arrived.