纸包不住火

zhǐbāobúzhùhuǒ

you can't wrap fire in paper—there is no concealing the truth; truth will out

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zhi3 bao1 bu4 zhu4 huo3

lit. paper can't wrap fire; fig. the truth will out

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纸包不住火

zhǐ bāo bu zhù huǒ

cannot swathe flames in paper;cannot use paper to wrap up fire;Fire cannot be wrapped up in paper.; futile effort to stop scandal ;Paper cannot wrap fire.; You can't wrap fire in paper.; There is no concealing the truth.; What's done by night appears by day.

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紙包不住火|纸包不住火 [zhǐ bāo bù zhù huǒ] ► lit. paper can't wrap fire; fig. the truth will out