tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù lòu

Traditional: 天網恢恢,疏而不漏

天网恢恢,疏而不漏 (tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù lòu) is a Chinese word meaning “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”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
  2. 2fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
  3. 3you can't run from the long arm of the law

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