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
Pinyin
Definition
躲得过初一,躲不过十五 (躲得過初一,躲不過十五)
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- lit. you may go undetected during the new moon, but at full moon you'll be found out (idiom)
- fig. you can't put it off forever
- sooner or later you'll have to deal with it
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 one
- 2 1
- 3 single
- 4 a (article)
- 5 as soon as
- 6 entire
- 7 whole
- 8 all
- 9 throughout
- 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
- 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
- 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
- 3 one time
- 4 once
- 5 in a while
- 6 all of a sudden
- 7 all at once
- 1 in the same place
- 2 together
- 3 with
- 4 altogether (in total)
- 1 (negative prefix)
- 2 not
- 3 no
- 1 to obtain
- 2 to get
- 3 to gain
- 4 to catch (a disease)
- 5 proper
- 6 suitable
- 7 proud
- 8 contented
- 9 to allow
- 10 to permit
- 11 ready
- 12 finished
Idioms (20)
一不做,二不休
- 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
- 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
- 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
- 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
- 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
- 1 thoroughly (idiom)
- 2 completely
- 3 one and all
- 4 very clean
一五一十
- 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail