穷遮不得,丑瞒不得窮遮不得,醜瞞不得窮遮不得,醜瞞不得

poverty can't be covered up, ugliness can't be hidden

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Faults and problems can't be hidden for long.

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Simplified: 穷遮不得,丑瞒不得
Traditional (Taiwan): 窮遮不得,醜瞞不得
Pinyin: qióng zhē bùdé,chǒu mán bùdé
Bopomofo: ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄓㄜㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ,ㄔㄡˇ ㄇㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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