跑得了和尚，跑不了庙

pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào

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Definitions

  1. 1. the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
  2. 2. you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
  3. 3. I'll get you sooner or later

Child Words of 跑得了和尚，跑不了庙

不
bù

no; not so

了
le

(completed action marker)

和
hé

(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [hàn])

和
hè

to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence

和
hú

to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards

和
huó

to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water

和
huò

to mix (ingredients) together

和尚
hé shang

Buddhist monk

尚
shàng

still

庙
miào

temple

得
dé

to obtain

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

得
děi

to have to

得了
dé le

all right!

得了
dé liǎo

(emphatically, in rhetorical questions) possible

了
liǎo

(of eyes) bright

跑
páo

(of an animal) to paw (the ground)

跑
pǎo

to run

不了
bù le

no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)