临阵脱逃

Traditional form:

臨陣脫逃

Pinyin (reading):

línzhèntuōtáo

Definitions:

• see 臨陣退縮／临阵退缩 (línzhèntuìsuō)

Characters:

• 临 - to draw near, to approach; to descend
• 阵 - row, column; ranks, troop formation
• 脱 - to take off, to shed; to escape from
• 逃 - to abscond, to dodge, to escape, to flee

Traditional characters:

• 臨 - to draw near, to approach; to descend
• 陣 - row, column; ranks, troop formation
• 脫 - to take off, to shed; to escape from
• 逃 - to abscond, to dodge, to escape, to flee