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法網難逃

简法网难逃 · 繁法網難逃

Mandarin · pinyin fǎ wǎng nán táo

it is hard to escape the net of justice (idiom)

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法: fǎ · law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
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逃: táo · escape, flee; abscond, dodge
网: wǎng · net; network; Kangxi radical 122
难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable

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3–3–2–2 · fa3 wang3 nan2 tao2

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faat3 mong5 naan4 tou4

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