tẩu
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Definition
Noun:
- Opium pipe: A long, narrow pipe traditionally used for smoking opium, consisting of a small bowl and a long stem.
- Tobacco pipe: A pipe used for smoking tobacco, typically with a bowl and a stem.
Verb (colloquial):
- To flee, to run away: To escape quickly from a place, especially to avoid danger or trouble.
- To hide, to spirit away: To quickly move and conceal something (often stolen goods or evidence) in another location.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Ông cụ ngồi hút thuốc bằng cái tẩu gỗ. (The old man sat smoking with a wooden pipe.)
- Bảo tàng trưng bày một chiếc tẩu thuốc phiện cổ. (The museum displays an antique opium pipe.)
Verb:
- Khi cảnh sát đến, bọn trộm đã tẩu mất. (When the police arrived, the thieves had already fled.)
- Tên gian đã kịp tẩu tang vật trước khi bị bắt. (The crook managed to hide the evidence before being caught.)
Advanced Usage
"Tẩu thoát": To escape successfully, to make a getaway.
- Tên cướp đã tẩu thoát bằng đường sông. (The robber escaped via the river.)
"Tẩu tang": To dispose of or hide evidence (especially stolen goods).
- Hắn loay hoay tìm cách tẩu tang. (He was fumbling to find a way to hide the evidence.)
Variants and Related Words
Ống tẩu (n): Another term for a smoking pipe.
- Anh ấy sưu tập các loại ống tẩu. (He collects different types of pipes.)
Tẩu hỏa nhập ma (idiom, literal: "to flee fire and enter the ghost"): To panic and act irrationally, often making a situation worse.
- Nghe tin dữ, anh ta tẩu hỏa nhập ma, chẳng biết làm gì. (Upon hearing the bad news, he panicked and didn't know what to do.)
Synonyms
- Noun: Pipe, opium pipe.
- Verb: To flee, to escape, to run off, to abscond, to hide, to conceal.
Related Idioms
- Tẩu vi thượng sách (from Chinese: 走為上策): The best strategy is to run away; discretion is the better part of valour.
- Đánh không lại, tẩu vi thượng sách vậy. (If we can't win the fight, the best plan is to run.)
verb
- to flee, to run away to hide