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Jyutping tou4 juk6
Pinyin táo yù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to escape (from prison)
  2. to jump bail
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    逃出​監獄
    to escape from prison
    • 尋日大欖有兩個犯逃獄。
      寻日大榄有两个犯逃狱。
      Two inmates broke out from Tai Lam yesterday.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to escape from prison
    (syn.) 越獄, 越狱
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    囚犯逃狱了。
    囚犯逃獄了。
    qiú fàn táo yù le 。
    • The prisoner escaped from prison.
    • A prisoner has escaped.
  2. Mandarin
    十名囚犯逃狱了。
    十名囚犯逃獄了。
    shí míng qiú fàn táo yù le 。
    • Ten prisoners broke out of jail.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    个囚犯今日成功逃狱。
    個囚犯今日成功逃獄。
    go3 cau4 faan2 gam1 jat6 sing4 gung1 tou4 juk6
    • The prisoner successfully escaped today.
  2. Cantonese
    寻日大榄有两个犯逃狱。
    尋日大欖有兩個犯逃獄。
    • Two inmates broke out from Tai Lam yesterday.