越狱 (yuèyù): to break out of prison

Meanings

三名犯人昨晚越狱了。

Sān míng fànrén zuówǎn yuèyù le.

Three prisoners broke out of jail last night.

越狱是非常危险的行为。

Yuèyù shìfēi cháng wéixiǎn de xíngwéi.

Breaking out of prison is an extremely dangerous act.

memory

越 means 'to cross over/exceed' and 狱 means 'prison' — picture someone leaping over prison walls.

越狱 Yuèyù

Prison Break

Chinese title of the popular American TV series Prison Break (2005)

越 yuè

狱 yù