躲得过初一，躲不过十五

Traditional: 躲得過初一，躲不過十五

duǒ de guò chū yī , duǒ bù guò shí wǔ

Dictionary entry

lit. you may go undetected during the new moon, but at full moon you'll be found out (idiom)

What does 躲得过初一，躲不过十五 mean?

躲得过初一，躲不过十五 (duǒ de guò chū yī , duǒ bù guò shí wǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. you may go undetected during the new moon, but at full moon you'll be found out (idiom)

2fig. you can't put it off forever

3sooner or later you'll have to deal with it

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躲duǒto hide · to dodge 得déto obtain · to get 过Guōsurname Guo 初chū(bound form) at first; initially · (bound form) first; early 一yīone · single 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-十shíten · 10 五wǔfive · 5

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躲得过初一，躲不过十五

duǒ de guò chū yī , duǒ bù guò shí wǔ

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