躲得过初一，躲不过十五

duǒ de guò chū yī , duǒ bù guò shí wǔ

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

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Child Words of 躲得过初一，躲不过十五

• 一 一 yī: one
• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 不过 不过 bù guò: only
• 五 五 wǔ: five
• 初 初 chū: at first
• 十 十 shí: ten
• 得 得 dé: to obtain
• 得 得 de: structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
• 得 得 děi: to have to
• 躲 躲 duǒ: to hide
• 过 过 guò: to cross
• 过 过 guo: (experienced action marker)
• 初一 初一 chū yī: first day of lunar month
• 十五 十五 shí wǔ: fifteen