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纸包不住火
zhǐ​bāo​bu​zhù​huǒ

truth will out

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
纸包不住火 (紙包不住火) zhǐ​bāo​bu​zhù​huǒ
truth will out
the truth will come out eventually; a secret can't be kept forever

Frequency

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0.131 per million

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Definitions
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Frequency data
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