vượt ngục
Definition
- Verb:
- To escape from prison: The primary meaning of "vượt ngục" is to break out of a jail or prison, often through planning, force, or stealth to regain freedom illegally.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nhóm tù nhân đã lập kế hoạch vượt ngục. (The group of prisoners planned to escape from prison.)
- Hắn vượt ngục thành công vào lúc nửa đêm. (He successfully broke out of prison at midnight.)
- Cảnh sát đang truy lùng tên tù nhân vừa vượt ngục. (The police are hunting for the prisoner who just escaped.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is specific and dramatic, typically used in news reports, historical accounts, or stories about crime. It implies a deliberate, often difficult, act of overcoming prison security.
Variants and Related Words
- Trốn trại (v): to escape from a detention camp or a less secure facility; can sound slightly less severe than "vượt ngục".
- Đào tẩu (v): to desert or flee, often used for soldiers leaving duty, but can be applied contextually to escaping custody.
Synonyms
- To break out: to escape forcefully from confinement.
- To flee prison: to run away from a prison.
- To make a prison escape: to execute an escape from jail.
Related Idioms
- While "vượt ngục" itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, the concept is central to phrases like:
- Cuộc vượt ngục táo bạo: a daring prison break.
- Âm mưu vượt ngục: an escape plot.