天網恢恢，疏而不失

tin1 mong5 fui1 fui1 ，so1 ji4 bat1 sat1

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

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

Written Forms

天網恢恢，疏而不失Traditional · Main Form
天网恢恢，疏而不失Alternate Form

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