躲得過初一,躲不過十五
duǒdeguòchūyī,duǒbùguòshíwǔ
ㄉㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨ ㄧ , ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄕˊ ㄨˇ
Simplified 躲得过初一,躲不过十五
- 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