連滾帶爬 lián gǔn dài pá

DEFINITIONS

  1. rolling and crawling
  2. trying frantically to escape (idiom)

CHARACTERS

連 lián join, connect; continuous; even
滾 gǔn turn, roll, rotate; boil
帶 dài belt, girdle, band, strap, zone
爬 pá crawl, creep; climb; scramble