紙包不住火
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See also: 纸包不住火
Chinese[edit]
paper | to cover; to wrap; to hold to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet; to contract (to or for) |
incessantly; without end; nonstop | fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving | ||
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trad. (紙包不住火) | 紙 | 包 | 不住 | 火 | |
simp. (纸包不住火) | 纸 | 包 | 不住 | 火 | |
alternative forms | 紙裡包不住火/纸里包不住火 | ||||
Literally: “fire cannot be wrapped up in paper”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Proverb[edit]
紙包不住火
- (figurative) there is no concealing the truth; the truth will come out; murder will out