紙裡包不住火

Chinese
paper
 
inside; within; in
inside; within; in; lining of clothing
 
to cover; to wrap; to hold
to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet; to contract (to or for)
 incessantly; without end; nonstop
 
fire; angry; fierce
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
trad. (紙裡包不住火/紙裏包不住火) 紙 裡/裏 包 不住 火
simp. (纸里包不住火) 纸 里 包 不住 火
Literally: “Fire cannot be wrapped up in paper.”

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhǐ lǐ bāo bùzhù huǒ
    (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐ lǐ bāo bùzhù huǒ [Phonetic: zhílǐbāobúzhùhuǒ]
      • Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐh lǐ bao bùjhù huǒ
      • Wade–Giles: chih3 li3 pao1 pu4-chu4 huo3
      • Yale: jř lǐ bāu bù-jù hwǒ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyy lii bau bujuh huoo
      • Palladius: чжи ли бао бучжу хо (čži li bao bučžu xo)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proverb

紙裡包不住火

  1. Alternative form of 紙包不住火／纸包不住火 (zhǐ bāo bùzhù huǒ, “there is no concealing the truth; the truth will come out”)
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