duǒ​de​guò​chū​yī​duǒ​bù​guò​shí​wǔ

you can't put it off forever

  • created reference approved 躲得过初一,躲不过十五/躲得過初一,躲不過十五 → 初一 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    躲得过初一,躲不过十五 / 躲得過初一,躲不過十五 duǒ​de​guò​chū​yī​duǒ​bù​guò​shí​wǔ

    初一 chū​yī

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  • created reference approved 躲得过初一,躲不过十五/躲得過初一,躲不過十五 → 十五 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    躲得过初一,躲不过十五 / 躲得過初一,躲不過十五 duǒ​de​guò​chū​yī​duǒ​bù​guò​shí​wǔ

    十五 shí​wǔ

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  • created sense approved 躲得过初一,躲不过十五/躲得過初一,躲不過十五 · duǒ​de​guò​chū​yī​duǒ​bù​guò​shí​wǔ · you can't put it off forever — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    躲得过初一,躲不过十五 / 躲得過初一,躲不過十五

    duǒ​de​guò​chū​yī​duǒ​bù​guò​shí​wǔ

    you can't put it off forever

    Literally "you may hide during the new moon but not during the full moon"; used to mean that one can avoid something for a while, but eventually it must be dealt with or discovered.

    躲 (literal) → 躲 · duǒ · to dodge 得 (literal) → 得 · de · [potential] 过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · [potential/result] 初一 (literal) → 初一 · chū​yī · first day of the month , (non_chinese) 躲 (literal) → 躲 · duǒ · to dodge 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · [potential/result] 十五 (literal) → 十五 · shí​wǔ · fifteen

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