跑得了和尚，跑不了庙

Traditional: 跑得了和尚，跑不了廟

pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào

Dictionary entry

the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)

What does 跑得了和尚，跑不了庙 mean?

跑得了和尚，跑不了庙 (pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)

2you can run this time, but you'll have to come back

3I'll get you sooner or later

Character breakdown

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跑páo(of an animal) to paw (the ground)得déto obtain · to get 了le(completed action marker) · (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)和héold variant of 和[he2]尚Shàngsurname Shang 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-庙miàotemple · ancestral shrine

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How to pronounce 跑得了和尚，跑不了庙

跑得了和尚，跑不了庙

pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào

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