法网灰灰，疏而不漏

fǎ wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù lòu

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Definitions

  1. 1. The net of justice is wide, but no-one escapes.

Child Words of 法网灰灰，疏而不漏

不
bù

no; not so

法
fǎ

France

漏
lòu

to leak

灰
huī

ash

网
wǎng

net

而
ér

and

法网
fǎ wǎng

French Open (tennis tournament)

疏
shū

to dredge

疏而不漏
shū ér bù lòu

loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[lǎo zǐ]); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape