躲得和尚躲不得寺
duǒ​de​hé​shang​duǒ​bù​dé​sì

you can run but you can't hide

  • created sense approved 躲得和尚躲不得寺 · duǒ​de​hé​shang​duǒ​bù​dé​sì · you can run but you can't hide — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    躲 (literal) → 躲 · duǒ · to hide 得 (literal) → 得 · de · [potential] 和尚 (literal) → 和尚 · hé​shang · Buddhist monk 躲 (literal) → 躲 · duǒ · to hide 不得 (literal) → 不得 · bu​de · [potential] 寺 (literal) → 寺 · sì · temple

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    created sense