法網恢恢，疏而不漏
fǎ​wǎng​huī​huī​shū'ér​bù​lòu

justice has long arms

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

    法网恢恢，疏而不漏 / 法網恢恢，疏而不漏

    fǎ​wǎng​huī​huī​shū'ér​bù​lòu

    justice has long arms

    the net of justice is vast and wide; though the mesh is large, nothing slips through; the law is all-encompassing and will eventually catch every criminal; no criminal can escape justice

    fǎ​wǎng​huī​huī​shū'ér​bú​lòu

    法网 (literal) → 法网/法網 · fǎ​wǎng · net of justice 恢恢 (reduplication) → 恢 · huī · vast ， (non_chinese) 疏 (literal) → 疏 · shū · sparse 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · but 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 漏 (literal) → 漏 · lòu · to evade

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