纸包不住火

zhǐ bāo bù zhù huǒ

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. paper can't wrap fire; fig. the truth will out

Child Words of 纸包不住火

不
bù

no; not so

包
bāo

to cover

火
huǒ

fire

纸
zhǐ

paper

不住
bù zhù

(verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc)

住
zhù

to live