pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo sì

跑了和尚，跑不了寺 (pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo sì) is a Chinese word meaning “the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom); you can run this time, but you'll have to come back; I'll get you sooner or later”.

Meanings

  1. 1the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
  2. 2you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
  3. 3I'll get you sooner or later

Characters in 跑了和尚，跑不了寺

跑páo · (of an animal) to paw (the ground)了le · (completed action marker)和hé · (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4])尚shàng · still跑páo · (of an animal) to paw (the ground)不bù · no; not so了le · (completed action marker)寺sì · Buddhist temple

Related words

了(completed action marker)了to finish了(of eyes) bright了unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4]不no; not so和(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4])和to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence和to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards和to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water和to mix (ingredients) together和(literary) harmonious (variant of 和[he2])和surname He

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