天网恢恢 (天網恢恢) tiānwǎng huīhuī
tiānwǎng huīhuī
set phrase
heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it; the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: Idiom, from Laozi 73 (CC-CEDICT '天網恢恢')
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- 天网恢恢，疏而不漏(天網恢恢，疏而不漏) heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
- 天网恢恢，疏而不失(天網恢恢，疏而不失) heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
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