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躲得过初一，躲不过十五
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Definitions
- 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
Child Words of 躲得过初一，躲不过十五
to cross
to obtain
only
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
at first
to hide
to have to
no; not so
one
first day of lunar month
(experienced action marker)
five
fifteen
ten