flee from war; take refuge (dialect)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to flee from war or rebellion; to take refuge from turmoil (dialect)
dialectChiefly used in northern Chinese and Jianghuai dialects. Equivalent to standard Mandarin 跑反, specifically referring to flight from warfare, banditry, or major disasters.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
yī一
dǎ打
zhàng仗
，
lǎo老
bǎi百
xìng姓
jiù就
děi得
táo逃
fǎn反
。
In the old society, whenever war broke out, common people had to flee for their lives.
Tīng听
lǎo老
rén人
shuō说
，
nà那
nián年
nào闹
tǔ土
fěi匪
，
quán全
cūn村
rén人
dōu都
táo逃
fǎn反
dào到
shān山
lǐ里
qù去
le了
。
According to the elders, the year bandits raided, the whole village fled to the mountains.
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Rì日
běn本
rén人
lái来
de的
shí时
hou候
，
wǒ我
jiā家
zǔ祖
shàng上
táo逃
fǎn反
qù去
le了
nán南
fāng方
。
When the Japanese came, my ancestors fled to the south.