duǒ​de​hé​shang​duǒ​bù​dé​sì

you can run but you can't hide

Senses

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

References

synonym 跑了和尚跑不了庙/跑了和尚跑不了廟 躲得和尚躲不得寺/躲得和尚躲不得寺