跑了和尚跑不了庙

pǎo le hé shàng pǎo bù liǎo miào

Definitions

1. the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
2. you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
3. I'll get you sooner or later
4. also written 跑得了和尚，跑不了廟|跑得了和尚，跑不了庙[pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào]

Child Words of 跑了和尚跑不了庙

• 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
• 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)