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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

  1. 1lit. you may go undetected during the new moon, but at full moon you'll be found out (idiom)
  2. 2fig. you can't put it off forever
  3. 3sooner or later you'll have to deal with it

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