Korean · Words & Expressions
탈출脫出
talchul
Also written: escape; break out; evacuation
Escape from a confined, controlled, or dangerous place or situation.
Literal meaning
to get out or escape from confinement or danger
Cultural context
The word can describe breaking out of captivity, escaping a disaster, evacuating a location, or getting free from a threatening condition.
How dramas use it
Characters plan a prison break, flee a burning building, escape an abductor, leave a sealed room, or help civilians get out during a disaster.
Usage & formality
Escape is the usual translation. Evacuation may be better when organized movement from danger is emphasized.