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跑得了和尚，跑不了庙

pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào

10-character word Traditional 跑得了和尚，跑不了廟

What 跑得了和尚，跑不了庙 means

1. the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
2. you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
3. I'll get you sooner or later

The characters in 跑得了和尚，跑不了庙

• 跑pǎoto run; to run away; to escape
• 得destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to…
• 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)…
• 和hé(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn); (math) sum; to make peace
• 尚shàngstill; yet; to value
• 跑pǎoto run; to run away; to escape
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)…
• 庙miàotemple; ancestral shrine; temple fair