走路

Chinese

Pronunciation 1

Verb

走⫽路 (verb-object)

1. to walk; to get somewhere by foot

   他每天都走路上班。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]

   Tā měitiān dōu zǒulù shàngbān.

   He walks to work every day.

2. to leave
3. (figurative) to leave a job; to be dismissed from a job

Synonyms

• (to walk):

• (to be dismissed from a job):

See also

• 步行 (bùxíng)
• 行走 (xíngzǒu)

Noun

走路

1. (literary) escape route

Pronunciation 2

Verb

走⫽路 (verb-object)

1. (archaic or Cantonese, Southern Min) to flee; to run away
   • 1912, James Dyer Ball, How to Speak Cantonese, 4th edition, Kelly & Wash, pages 210–211:

     佢有一日嚟話、佢掌櫃虧空佢一千銀、個千銀佢係特登留翻嚟還一條債、個掌櫃走路去、揾佢唔到。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     佢有一日嚟话、佢掌柜亏空佢一千银、个千银佢系特登留翻嚟还一条债、个掌柜走路去、揾佢唔到。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     keoi⁵ jau⁵ jat¹ jat⁶ lai⁴ waa⁶, keoi⁵ zoeng² gwai^6-2 kwai¹ hung¹ keoi⁵ jat¹ cin¹ ngan⁴, go³ cin¹ ngan⁴ keoi⁵ hai⁶ dak⁶ dang¹ lau⁴ faan¹ lai⁴ waan⁴ jat¹ tiu⁴ zaai³, go³ zoeng² gwai^6-2 zau² lou^6-2 heoi³, wan² keoi⁵ m⁴ dou^3-2.

     He came one day, and said that his accountant had embezzled a thousand dollars, which he put by (laid by) to pay a debt. The accountant absconded, and could not be found.

Usage notes

The form 走佬 (zau² lou²) is much more common in Cantonese due to the actual pronunciation.

Synonyms

• 跑路 (pǎolù), 逃亡 (táowáng), (Cantonese) 著草

Derived terms

Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) そ​ーろ (Atamadaka – )
• IPA^(key):

Noun

走(そう)路(ろ) • (sōro) 

1. racecourse; track
2. escape route

References