躲得過初一，躲不過十五 duǒ de guò chū yī ， duǒ bù guò shí wǔ

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

CHARACTERS

躲 duǒ
HSK 5
hide, secrete; avoid, escape
得 de
HSK 2
obtain, get, gain, acquire
過 guò pass, pass through, go across
初 chū
HSK 5
beginning, initial, primary
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
躲 duǒ
HSK 5
hide, secrete; avoid, escape
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
過 guò pass, pass through, go across
十 shí
HSK 1
ten, tenth; complete; perfect
五 wǔ
HSK 1
five; surname