Definition

1. Verb:
   • To flee, to abscond, to run away: The primary meaning of "bôn đào" is to escape or go into hiding, often secretly and in haste to avoid danger, capture, or responsibility.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Sau vụ bê bối, ông giám đốc đã bôn đào. (After the scandal, the director fled.)
  • Tên tội phạm bôn đào sang nước ngoài. (The criminal absconded abroad.)
  • Họ phải bôn đào để tránh cuộc truy lùng. (They had to run away to avoid the manhunt.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "bôn đào" often carries a connotation of a desperate, clandestine escape, typically over a long distance or across borders. It is frequently used in legal, criminal, or political contexts.

Variants and Related Words

• Trốn chạy (v): to flee, to escape.

  • Hắn trốn chạy khỏi nhà tù. (He escaped from prison.)

• Lẩn trốn (v): to hide, to go into hiding.

  • Kẻ gian đang lẩn trốn ở vùng núi. (The villain is hiding in the mountainous area.)

Synonyms

• Flee: to run away from a place or situation of danger.
• Abscond: to leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection or arrest.
• Escape: to break free from confinement or control.

Related Idioms

• Bôn tẩu: to be on the run, to move around constantly to evade capture. While similar, "bôn tẩu" emphasizes continuous movement, whereas "bôn đào" emphasizes the initial act of fleeing.
  • Suốt nhiều năm, ông ta phải bôn tẩu khắp nơi. (For many years, he had to be on the run everywhere.)