脱だっ兎と

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Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

fleeing hare; something unusually fast

Literary metaphor for extreme speed, almost always used in the set phrase 脱兎のごとく (like a fleeing hare). The literal meaning 'fleeing hare' is rare in modern standalone use.

See also: 脱兎のごとく (だっとのごとく)

彼かれは脱だっ兎とのごとく走はしり去さった。
He ran away like a fleeing hare.
選せん手しゅは脱だっ兎との勢いきおい

Expressions

脱だっ兎とのごとくat high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
始はじめは処しょ女じょの如ごとく後のちは脱だっ兎との如ごとしhide your true strength, then swiftly attack the unprepared enemy; first like a virgin, later like a running hare