the net of Heaven is vast; evildoers cannot escape
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
the net of Heaven is vast and wide; the wicked cannot escape the punishment of Heaven
literaryFrom Laozi (Tao Te Ching), Chapter 73. The full form is often 天网恢恢，疏而不漏 (the net of Heaven is vast, yet it lets nothing through). 恢恢 describes something vast and wide.
Tiān天
wǎng网
huī恢
huī恢
，
shū疏
ér而
bù不
lòu漏
，
nà那
gè个
táo逃
wáng亡
duō多
nián年
de的
zuì罪
fàn犯
zuì最
zhōng终
bèi被
jǐng警
fāng方
zhuā抓
huò获
le了
。
The net of Heaven is vast and wide, yet it lets nothing through; the fugitive who had been on the run for years was finally captured by the police.
Nǐ你
bù不
yào要
tài太
xiāo嚣
zhāng张
，
tiān天
wǎng网
huī恢
huī恢
，
chí迟
zǎo早
huì会
zāo遭
dào到
bào报
yìng应
de的
。
Don't be so arrogant; the net of Heaven is vast, and sooner or later you will face retribution.
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Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
shuō说
tiān天
wǎng网
huī恢
huī恢
，
yì意
si思
shì是
zuò作
è恶
duō多
duān端
de的
rén人
zhōng终
jiù究
nán难
táo逃
fǎ法
wǎng网
。
The ancients often said that the net of Heaven is vast, meaning that those who commit many evils will ultimately be unable to escape the net of justice.