躲过不是祸，是祸躲不过躲過不是禍，是禍躲不過躲過不是禍，是禍躲不過

if you can dodge it, it isn't a disaster; if it's a disaster, you can't dodge it

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: An old fatalistic saying: real calamities are fated and cannot be avoided.

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Simplified: 躲过不是祸，是祸躲不过
Traditional (Taiwan): 躲過不是禍，是禍躲不過
Pinyin: duǒguò bú shì huò, shì huò duǒ búguò
Pinyin (Taiwan): duǒguo bú shì huò, shì huò duǒ búguò
Bopomofo: ㄉㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄍㄨㄛㄅㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ，ㄕˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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