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天网恢恢
天網恢恢
tiānwǎnghuīhuī
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

Character Breakdown

天
tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
HSK 1 4 丶
网
wǎng
net; network
HSK 3 6 丶
恢
huī
to restore, to recover; great, immense, vast
HSK 5 9 丶
恢
huī
to restore, to recover; great, immense, vast
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (2)

天网恢恢,疏而不失
tiānwǎnghuīhuī,shūérbùshī
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
天网恢恢,疏而不漏
tiānwǎnghuīhuī,shūérbùlòu
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)

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