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躲得過初一，躲不過十五

简躲得过初一，躲不过十五 · 繁躲得過初一，躲不過十五

Mandarin · pinyin duǒ de guò chū yī , duǒ bù guò shí wǔ

lit. you may go undetected during the new moon, but at full moon you'll be found out (idiom)
fig. you can't put it off forever
sooner or later you'll have to deal with it

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

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