纸包不住火

lit. paper can't wrap fire; fig. the truth will out

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

to live / to dwell / to stay / to reside / to stop / (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

surname Bao

to cover / to wrap / to hold / to include / to take charge of / to contract (to or for) / package / wrapper / container / bag / to hold or embrace / bundle / packet / CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]

fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86

variant of 紙|纸[zhi3]

paper / CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2] / classifier for documents, letter etc

repeatedly / continuously / constantly / unable to (resist, conceal etc)

(verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc) / repeatedly; continuously; constantly