疏而不漏 shū ér bù lòu
shū ér bù lòu
set phrase
loose, but allows no escape
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: Idiom from Laozi 老子 (CC-CEDICT '疏而不漏')
Contained in
- 法网灰灰,疏而不漏(法網灰灰,疏而不漏) The net of justice is wide, but no-one escapes.
- 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
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