躲得过初一，躲不过十五

Traditional form:

躲得過初一，躲不過十五

Pinyin (reading):

duǒdeguòchūyī,duǒbùguòshíwǔ

Definitions:

• lit. you may go undetected during the new moon, but at full moon you'll be found out (idiom)
• fig. you can't put it off forever
• sooner or later you'll have to deal with it

Characters:

• 躲 - to evade, to escape; to hide, to take shelter
• 得 - to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
• 过 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 初 - beginning, initial, primary
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 躲 - to evade, to escape; to hide, to take shelter
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 过 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 十 - ten, tenth; complete; perfect
• 五 - five; surname

Traditional characters:

• 躲 - to evade, to escape; to hide, to take shelter
• 得 - to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
• 過 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 初 - beginning, initial, primary
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 躲 - to evade, to escape; to hide, to take shelter
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 過 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 十 - ten, tenth; complete; perfect
• 五 - five; surname