天網恢恢，疏而不失

天网恢恢，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

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1 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
=2 疏 shū variant of 疏 shū
=2 疏 shū
  1. to dredge
  2. to clear away obstruction
  3. thin
  4. sparse
  5. scanty
  6. distant (relation)
  7. not close
  8. to neglect
  9. negligent
  10. to present a memorial to the Emperor
  11. commentary
  12. annotation
3 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
4 不失 bùshī still possesses; yet retains (some positive attribute that contrasts with another of its attributes)

Related entries

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
天網恢恢，疏而不漏 tiānwǎnghuīhuī,shūérbùlòu
  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