疏而不漏

shū ér bù lòu

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

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Words Containing 疏而不漏

• 天网恢恢，疏而不漏 天网恢恢，疏而不漏 tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù lòu: lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
• 法网灰灰，疏而不漏 法网灰灰，疏而不漏 fǎ wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù lòu: The net of justice is wide, but no-one escapes.

Child Words of 疏而不漏

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 漏 漏 lòu: to leak
• 而 而 ér: and
• 疏 疏 shū: to dredge