tiān​wǎng​huī​huī​shū'ér​bù​lòu

the long arm of the law

  • created sense approved 天网恢恢,疏而不漏/天網恢恢,疏而不漏 · tiān​wǎng​huī​huī​shū'ér​bù​lòu · justice has long arms — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天网恢恢,疏而不漏 / 天網恢恢,疏而不漏

    tiān​wǎng​huī​huī​shū'ér​bù​lòu

    justice has long arms

    the net of heaven is vast and loose, but it lets nothing through; criminals cannot escape the law

    天网恢恢 (literal) → 天网恢恢/天網恢恢 · tiān​wǎng​huī​huī · justice has a long arm , (non_chinese) 疏而不漏 (literal) → 疏而不漏 · shū'ér​bù​lòu · justice is implacable

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  • created sense approved 天网恢恢,疏而不漏/天網恢恢,疏而不漏 · tiān​wǎng​huī​huī​shū'ér​bù​lòu · the long arm of the law — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天网恢恢,疏而不漏 / 天網恢恢,疏而不漏

    tiān​wǎng​huī​huī​shū'ér​bù​lòu

    the long arm of the law

    Literally "heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it"; used to mean that the way of heaven is fair and criminals cannot escape justice or the law.

    tiān​wǎng​huī​huī​shū'ér​bú​lòu

    天网恢恢 (literal) → 天网恢恢/天網恢恢 · tiān​wǎng​huī​huī · justice has a long arm , (non_chinese) 疏而不漏 (literal) → 疏而不漏 · shū'ér​bù​lòu · justice is implacable

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