duǒ​de​hé​shang​duǒ​bù​dé​sì

you can run but you can't hide

躲得和尚躲不得寺 duǒ​de​hé​shang​duǒ​bù​dé​sì
you can run but you can't hide
the monk can run away but the temple cannot; literal sense meaning that while a person may flee, their responsibilities or their base of operations cannot be easily moved or hidden, making eventual discovery or accountability inevitable

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