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Chinese
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far; distant; remote
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to walk; to go; to move to walk; to go; to move; to leave
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to soar; to fly high; to escape to somewhere far away
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| trad. (遠走高飛)
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遠
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走
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高飛
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| simp. (远走高飞)
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远
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走
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高飞
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| Literally: “to run far away like a beast and fly high like a bird”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
遠走高飛
- to leave somewhere for a very faraway place (in order to escape)
1989, Cui Jian (lyrics and music), “假行僧 [Fake Monk]”, in 新長征路上的搖滾 [Rock 'n' Roll on the New Long March], performed by Cui Jian:
要愛上我你就別怕後悔 總有一天我要遠走高飛 我不想留在一個地方 也不願有人跟隨 [MSC, trad.]
要爱上我你就别怕后悔 总有一天我要远走高飞 我不想留在一个地方 也不愿有人跟随 [MSC, simp.]- Yào àishàng wǒ nǐ jiù biépà hòuhuǐ, Zǒng yǒu yītiān wǒ yào yuǎnzǒugāofēi, Wǒ bùxiǎng liú zài yīge dìfang, Yě bùyuàn yǒurén gēnsuí
- Don't be afraid of being regretful if you fall in love with me / I'll leave here for very faraway places one fine day / I'm unwilling to stay at one place / I'm unwilling to be followed by anyone too
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遠走高飛趕向前途 委屈要躲躲無路 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
远走高飞赶向前途 委屈要躲躲无路 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]- -oán-cháu-ko-hui kóaⁿ hiòng chiân-tô͘, úi-khut beh bih bih bô-lō͘ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- leave for a very faraway place, rushing towards prospects; feel aggrieved, want to hide, but there's no way to hide
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