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天网恢恢，疏而不失
天網恢恢，疏而不失
tiānwǎnghuīhuī,shūérbùshī
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
疏
shū
to neglect; to dredge, to clear away; lax, careless
HSK 6
12 丶
而
ér
and, and then, and yet; but
HSK 3
6 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
4 丶
失
shī
to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
HSK 4
5 丶
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