跑得了和尚 跑不了庙
“You can run, but you can't hide.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
又有什么坏主意了
“What scheme are you cooking up again?”
跑得了 和尚 跑不了 庙
“You can run, but you can't hide.”
今天的长湘城
“Changxiang City”
“He can hide for now, but he can't pack up his whole base and disappear—we've got him right where we want him.”
Chinese daily speech borrows heavily from Buddhist imagery; comparing a fugitive to a wandering monk and their household or business to an immovable temple vividly illustrates how social and physical roots bind a person.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the monk may flee, but the temple stays put
A high-frequency proverb used when you aren't worried about someone escaping or defaulting because you know where they live, work, or keep their assets.
can escape (A), but cannot escape (B)
A contrasting potential complement pattern emphasizing inevitability.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You can run, but you can't hide.”
“I can run away, but this building won't disappear.”
“The big one may run, but the small one won't.”
“You can run, but you can't hide. Wait for us to catch you at Hengjiu?”
“You can run, but you can't hide.”
“I'm so mad. They can run but they cannot hide.”
“You can run, but you can't hide.”