- lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
- fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
- you can't run from the long arm of the law
Generated: This idiom signifies the fairness of natural or divine justice, suggesting that despite appearances, wrongdoers will ultimately be caught.
tā他yǐ wéi以为zì jǐ自己Néng能táo tuō逃脱chéng fá惩罚,dàn但tiān wǎng huī huī天网恢恢,tā他zuì zhōng最终hái shi还是bèi被zhuā zhù抓住le了。
He thought he could escape punishment, but justice is unavoidable, and he was ultimately caught.
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