跑得了和尚，跑不了庙 in English pao3 de2 liao3 he2 shang4 , pao3 bu4 liao3 miao4 Meaning

Meanings

• the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiomatic expression)
• you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
• I'll get you sooner or later

Pinyin

pao3 de2 liao3 he2 shang4 , pao3 bu4 liao3 miao4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

跑pao3(of an animal) to paw (the ground) 得de2to obtain 了le5(completed action marker) 和he2old variant of 和[he2] 尚shang4surname Shang ， 跑pao3(of an animal) to paw (the ground) 不bu4(negative prefix) 了le5(completed action marker) 庙miao4temple