逃之夭夭táo zhī yāoyāo《诗经·周南·桃夭》有‘桃之夭夭’一句,‘桃’、‘逃’同音,借来说逃跑,是诙谐的说法。{decamp, a humorous derivation from a line in The Book of Songs·Folksongs of South of Zhou·Like the Slender Peach: ‘Like the slender peach, luxuriant and beautiful’ ..., the characters 逃 (escape) and 桃 (peach) being homophonous in Chinese}