shū'ér​bù​lòu

justice is implacable

  • created reference approved 疏而不漏 → 天网恢恢,疏而不漏/天網恢恢,疏而不漏 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    疏而不漏 shū'ér​bù​lòu

    天网恢恢,疏而不漏 / 天網恢恢,疏而不漏 tiān​wǎng​huī​huī​shū'ér​bù​lòu

    same_as

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  • created reference approved 疏而不漏 → 老子 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    疏而不漏 shū'ér​bù​lòu

    老子 lǎo​zǐ

    see

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  • created sense approved 疏而不漏 · shū'ér​bù​lòu · justice is implacable — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    疏而不漏

    shū'ér​bù​lòu

    justice is implacable

    The way of Heaven is fair and allows no guilty person to escape; used to say that justice has a long arm and will eventually catch up with wrongdoers

    疏 (literal) → 疏 · shū · sparse 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · but 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 漏 (literal) → 漏 · lòu · to leave out

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  • created sense approved 疏而不漏 · shū'ér​bù​lòu · brief but comprehensive — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    疏而不漏

    shū'ér​bù​lòu

    brief but comprehensive

    Describes a piece of writing or a set of rules that is concise and simple yet manages to cover all necessary details without any omissions.

    疏 (literal) → 疏 · shū · sparse 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · but 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 漏 (literal) → 漏 · lòu · to leave out

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