created reference approved 跑了和尚跑不了庙/跑了和尚跑不了廟 → 跑得了和尚跑不了庙/跑得了和尚跑不了廟 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
跑了和尚跑不了庙 / 跑了和尚跑不了廟 pǎolehéshangpǎobùliǎomiào
跑得了和尚跑不了庙 / 跑得了和尚跑不了廟 pǎodeliǎohéshangpǎobùliǎomiào
variant
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 跑了和尚跑不了庙/跑了和尚跑不了廟 → 走了和尚走不了庙/走了和尚走不了廟 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
跑了和尚跑不了庙 / 跑了和尚跑不了廟 pǎolehéshangpǎobùliǎomiào
走了和尚走不了庙 / 走了和尚走不了廟 zǒulehéshangzǒubùliǎomiào
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 跑了和尚跑不了庙/跑了和尚跑不了廟 → 躲得和尚躲不得寺 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
跑了和尚跑不了庙 / 跑了和尚跑不了廟 pǎolehéshangpǎobùliǎomiào
躲得和尚躲不得寺 duǒdehéshangduǒbùdésì
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 跑了和尚跑不了庙/跑了和尚跑不了廟 · pǎolehéshangpǎobùliǎomiào · you can run but you can't hide — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
跑了和尚跑不了庙 / 跑了和尚跑不了廟
pǎolehéshangpǎobùliǎomiào
you can run but you can't hide
The monk can run away but the temple stays behind; used to mean that even if someone flees, they have roots or property left behind that will eventually lead to them being caught or held accountable.
pǎolehéshàngpǎobùliǎomiào
跑 (literal) → 跑 · pǎo · to escape 了 (bound) → 了 · le · [aspect marker] 和尚 (literal) → 和尚 · héshang · Buddhist monk 跑不了 (literal) → 跑不了 · pǎobuliǎo · cannot run away 庙 (literal) → 庙/廟 · miào · temple
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition