纸包不住火
zhǐ​bāo​bù​zhù​huǒ

the truth will come out

  • created reference approved 纸包不住火/紙包不住火 → 若要人不知，除非己莫为/若要人不知，除非己莫為 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    纸包不住火 / 紙包不住火 zhǐ​bāo​bù​zhù​huǒ

    若要人不知，除非己莫为 / 若要人不知，除非己莫為 ruò​yào​rén​bù​zhī​chú​fēi​jǐ​mò​wéi

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 纸包不住火/紙包不住火 · zhǐ​bāo​bù​zhù​huǒ · the truth will come out — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    纸包不住火 / 紙包不住火

    zhǐ​bāo​bù​zhù​huǒ

    the truth will come out

    (idiom) paper cannot wrap up fire; the truth will eventually come to light, and a secret or scandal cannot be hidden forever

    zhǐ​bāo​bu​zhù​huǒ, zhǐ​bāo​bú​zhù​huǒ

    纸 (literal) → 纸/紙 · zhǐ · paper 包 (literal) → 包 · bāo · to wrap 不住 (literal) → 不住 · bù​zhù · unable to 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense