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天網恢恢，疏而不漏
简 天网恢恢，疏而不漏 · 繁 天網恢恢，疏而不漏Mandarin · pinyin tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù lòu
Meanings
- lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
- fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
- you can't run from the long arm of the law
Characters in this entry
- 天
- tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
- 網
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- 恢
- huī · restore; big, great, immense, vast
- 疏
- shū · neglect; careless, lax
- 而
- ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 漏
- lòu · leak, drip; funnel; hour glass
- 网
- wǎng · net; network; Kangxi radical 122
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tin1 mong5 fui1 fui1 ，so1 ji4 bat1 lau6
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