纸里包不住火

紙裡包不住火
zhǐlǐbāobùzhùhuǒ

alternative form of 紙包不住火 /纸包不住火 (zhǐ bāo bùzhù huǒ, “there is no concealing the truth; the truth will come out”)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 纸 zhǐ variant of 纸 zhǐ
=1 纸 zhǐ classifier for documents, letters etc

classifiers: 張, 沓
=2 里 lǐ variant of 里 lǐ
=2 里 lǐ
  1. lining
  2. interior
  3. inside
  4. internal
  5. also written 里 lǐ
=2 里 Lǐ Li (surname)
=2 里 lǐ
  1. li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
  2. neighborhood
  3. ancient administrative unit of 25 families
  4. (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 镇 zhèn and neighborhood 邻 lín levels
=3 包 Bāo surname Bao
=3 包 bāo
  1. to cover
  2. to wrap
  3. to hold
  4. to include
  5. to take charge of
  6. to contract (to or for)
  7. package
  8. wrapper
  9. container
  10. bag
  11. to hold or embrace
  12. bundle
  13. packet

classifiers: 個, 隻
=3 包 páo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 匏 (páo, “bottle gourd”).
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 庖 (páo, “kitchen”).
  3. Original form of 匏 (páo, “bottle gourd”).
  4. Original form of 庖 (páo, “kitchen”).
=3 包 fú only used in 包來／包来
4 不住 bùzhù
  1. (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc)
  2. repeatedly; continuously; constantly
=5 火 Huǒ surname Huo
=5 火 huǒ
  1. fire
  2. urgent
  3. ammunition
  4. fiery or flaming
  5. internal heat (Chinese medicine)
  6. hot (popular)
  7. classifier for military units (old)
  8. Kangxi radical 86