纸包不住火 in English zhi3 bao1 bu4 zhu4 huo3 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) paper can't wrap fire; metaphorically the truth will out

Pinyin

zhi3 bao1 bu4 zhu4 huo3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

纸zhi3variant of 紙|纸[zhi3] 包bao1surname Bao 不bu4(negative prefix) 住zhu4to live 火huo3surname Huo