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紙包唔住火 (zi2 baau1 m4 zyu6 fo2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

紙包唔住火 (zi2 baau1 m4 zyu6 fo2, zhǐ bāo n zhù huǒ) — one cannot wrap fire in paper', a metaphor to say that the truth cannot be concealed

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 紙屑 (zi2 sit3) — (noun) paper scraps;
• 紙杯蛋糕 (zi2 bui1 daan6 gou1) — (food) a cupcake
• 紙皮石 (zi2 pei4 sek6) — mosaic tiles
• 紙皮箱 (zi2 pei4 soeng1) — cardboard box
• 紙皮 (zi2 pei4) — (noun) paperboard; cardboard; leatheroid
• 紙盒 (zi2 hap2) — (noun) a paper box; a carton

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