Read Edit View history 跑了和尚，跑不了寺 pǎolehéshàngpǎobùliǎosì you can't escape forever Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 跑了和尚，跑不了寺 pǎolehéshàngpǎobùliǎosì you can't escape forever Literal meaning "the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him"; you can hide or run away for now, but you will have to return eventually and be caught or held responsible Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 跑了和尚，跑不了寺/跑了和尚，跑不了寺 → 跑了和尚跑不了庙/跑了和尚跑不了廟 Edit Delete
跑了和尚，跑不了寺 pǎolehéshàngpǎobùliǎosì you can't escape forever Literal meaning "the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him"; you can hide or run away for now, but you will have to return eventually and be caught or held responsible Edit Delete