望风而逃
wàng​fēng'ér​táo

to flee at the sight of

  1. 望风 望風 wàng​fēng
    to hear word of
    To hear news or catch wind of a situation, especially a frightening or powerful one, leading to a reaction like fleeing.
  2. 而 ér particleconjunction
    [resultative linker]
    Used in certain constructions to indicate that the second action or state follows immediately from or is the result of the first, as in 一 yī...ér...
  3. 逃 táo verb
    to escape
    To run away or flee from a person, place, or dangerous situation.