躲 得 过 初 一，躲 不 过 十 五

duǒ de guò chū yī , duǒ bù guò shí wǔdictionary entry

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

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Original source entry:

躲得過初一，躲不過十五 躲得过初一，躲不过十五 [duo3 de5 guo4 chu1 yi1 , duo3 bu4 guo4 shi2 wu3] /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/

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Other forms in these source records: 躲得過初一，躲不過十五

躲
duǒ
to hide / to dodge / to avoid
得
dé
to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished
dè
used in 得瑟[dè se]
de
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
děi
to have to / must / ought to / to need to
过
guò
to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too-
guo
(experienced action marker)
Guō
surname Guo
初
chū
(bound form) at first / initially / (bound form) first / early / (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三[chū sān] "the third"
一
yī
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
躲
duǒ
to hide / to dodge / to avoid
不
bù
no / not so / (bound form) not / un-
过
guò
to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too-
guo
(experienced action marker)
Guō
surname Guo
十
shí
ten / 10
五
wǔ
five / 5

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