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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
Components
天网恢恢
tiān wǎng huī huī
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lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
疏而不漏
shū ér bù lòu
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loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape