疏而不漏

Mandarin · pinyin shū ér bù lòu

Meanings

  1. loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子 Lǎo zǐ); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
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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
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1–2–4–4 · shu1 er2 bu4 lou4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

so1 ji4 bat1 lau6

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疏而不漏 · shu1 er2 bu4 lou4
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Exact source record疏而不漏 疏而不漏 [shu1 er2 bu4 lou4] /loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape/