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临阵脱逃
lín​zhèn​tuō​táo

to desert

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
临阵脱逃 臨陣脫逃 lín​zhèn​tuō​táo
to desert
to flee from the battlefield just before the fight starts; used as an idiom to describe getting cold feet or shrinking back when faced with a critical moment or dangerous situation

Frequency

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