net of law; legal sanctions; rigors of justice
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
the net of law; the rigors of legal sanctions (metaphor for an inescapable legal system)
formalMetaphorical usage describing the legal system as an inescapable net that catches wrongdoers. Frequently appears in formal and legal contexts, often in set phrases like 法网恢恢 ('the net of law is vast') and 落入法网 ('to fall into the net of the law').
Shā杀
rén人
xiōng凶
shǒu手
zuì最
zhōng终
luò落
rù入
fǎ法
wǎng网
，
shòu受
dào到
le了
yīng应
yǒu有
de的
chéng惩
fá罚
。
The murderer finally fell into the net of the law and received the punishment he deserved.
Wú无
lùn论
fàn犯
zuì罪
fèn分
zǐ子
duō多
me么
jiǎo狡
huá猾
，
dōu都
nán难
táo逃
fǎ法
wǎng网
。
No matter how cunning the criminal is, it is hard to escape the rigors of the law.
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Fǎ法
wǎng网
huī恢
huī恢
，
shū疏
ér而
bù不
lòu漏
。
The net of law is vast; though its meshes are wide, it lets nothing through.
Zài在
jǐng警
fāng方
de的
yán严
mì密
zhēn侦
chá查
xià下
，
zhè这
gè个
fàn贩
dú毒
jí集
tuán团
quán全
bù部
chéng成
yuán员
dōu都
luò落
rù入
le了
fǎ法
wǎng网
。
Under the police's rigorous investigation, all members of this drug trafficking group fell into the net of the law.