DROP TABLE table1; DROP TABLE table2; DROP TABLE table3; CREATE TABLE table1 (a STRING, b STRING) ROW FORMAT DELIMITED FIELDS TERMINATED BY '\t' ESCAPED BY '\\' STORED AS TEXTFILE; DESCRIBE table1; DESCRIBE EXTENDED table1; INSERT OVERWRITE TABLE table1 SELECT key, '\\\t\\' FROM src WHERE key = 86; SELECT * FROM table1; DROP TABLE table1;