「紙包唔住火」
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Pronunciation: | zi2 baau1 m4 zyu6 fo2 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
紙 paper; currency; banknote 包 to wrap; bag; package; pack; packet; to pack up; to wrap up; to surround; to enclose; to guarantee; to assure; to hire exclusively; to charter; to include; to contain 唔 not 住 to live; for now; can; -able 火 fire; passion; watt |
Part of Speech: | expression |
Explanation: |
no secrets will be kept forever; literally "paper cannot wrap up a fire"
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