走了和尚走不了廟
zǒu​le​hé​shang​zǒu​bù​liǎo​miào

you can run but you can't hide

  • created sense approved 走了和尚走不了庙/走了和尚走不了廟 · zǒu​le​hé​shang​zǒu​bù​liǎo​miào · you can run but you can't hide — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    走了和尚走不了庙 / 走了和尚走不了廟

    zǒu​le​hé​shang​zǒu​bù​liǎo​miào

    you can run but you can't hide

    the monk may run away, but the temple cannot; to be unable to escape because one's base or belongings are known

    走 (literal) → 走 · zǒu · to leave 了 (bound) → 了 · le · [aspect marker] 和尚 (literal) → 和尚 · hé​shang · Buddhist monk 走 (literal) → 走 · zǒu · to leave 不了 (literal) → 不了 · bù​liǎo · unable to 庙 (literal) → 庙/廟 · miào · temple

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

    created sense