跑得了和尚，跑不了廟 pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng ， pǎo bù liǎo miào

you can’t escape forever; I’ll get you

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

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

Characters

Character Meaning
跑 pǎo HSK 2
to run; (verb complement) away; to run away
得 dé HSK 2
link verb to result or degree; to get; must
了 liǎo HSK 1
(completed action marker)
和 hé HSK 1
and; with; together with
尚 shàng HSK 5
still; yet; to value
跑 pǎo HSK 2
to run; (verb complement) away; to run away
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
了 liǎo HSK 1
(completed action marker)
廟 miào
temple; temple fair; ancestral shrine