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紙包不住火

简纸包不住火 · 繁紙包不住火

Mandarin · pinyin zhǐ bāo bu zhù huǒ

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3–1–5–4–3 · zhi3 bao1 bu5 zhu4 huo3

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zi2 baau1 bat1 zyu6 fo2

Cantonese word readings for 紙包不住火. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

zi2 baau1 bat1 zyu6 fo2

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(figurative) there is no concealing the truth; the truth will come out; murder will out