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天网恢恢,疏而不漏
tiānwǎnghuīhuī,shūérbùlòu
Traditional: 天網恢恢,疏而不漏
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
Character Breakdown
天
tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
HSK 1
网
wǎng
net; network
HSK 3
恢
huī
to restore, to recover; great, immense, vast
HSK 5
恢
huī
to restore, to recover; great, immense, vast
HSK 5
疏
shū
to neglect; to dredge, to clear away; lax, careless
HSK 6
而
ér
and, and then, and yet; but
HSK 3
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
漏
lòu
to leak, to drip; hour glass; funnel
HSK 5
Additional Information
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