纸包不住火 — “The truth cannot be concealed”
纸包不住火 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the truth cannot be concealed”. A secret will eventually come out. Literally, “Paper cannot wrap fire”.
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纸包不住火 Pronunciation and Pinyin
纸包不住火 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 纸包不住火
他以为可以瞒天过海，但谎言终究是谎言，纸包不住火，很快就被大家发现了。
He thought he could get away with it, but a lie is a lie, and the truth cannot be concealed; it was soon discovered by everyone.
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- zhǐ纸tián田mò墨jià稼diligently engage in literary or scholarly writing
- zhǐ纸duǎn短qíng情cháng长profound feelings in a short message
- zhǐ纸bǐ笔hóu喉shé舌public opinion through media
- zhǐ纸lǎo老hǔ虎outwardly strong but actually weak
- zhǐ纸luò落yún云yān烟swift, light, and effortless strokes
- zhǐ纸guì贵luò洛chéng城a literary work of outstanding merit
- zhǐ纸guì贵luò洛yáng阳a literary work of great value and wide circulation
- zhǐ纸zuì醉jīn金mí迷lost in a decadent and lavish environment
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Open the tool →Questions about 纸包不住火
What does 纸包不住火 mean?
纸包不住火 (zhǐ bāo bù zhù huǒ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the truth cannot be concealed”.
How do you pronounce 纸包不住火?
纸包不住火 is pronounced zhǐ bāo bù zhù huǒ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 纸包不住火 literally mean?
Literally, 纸包不住火 means “Paper cannot wrap fire”. It is used to mean “the truth cannot be concealed”.
What is the Chinese definition of 纸包不住火?
比喻事实是掩盖不了的