天网恢恢，疏而不漏
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Definitions
- 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
Child Words of 天网恢恢，疏而不漏
no; not so
day
to leak
net
and
Skynet (nationwide video surveillance system in China)
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
to restore
vast
to dredge
loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[lǎo zǐ]); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape