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法網恢恢，疏而不漏

简法网恢恢，疏而不漏 · 繁法網恢恢，疏而不漏

Mandarin · pinyin fǎ wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù lòu

large though its mesh may be, no criminal can slip through the wide net of justice

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法: fǎ · law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
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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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