Lingaku- 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 definitions (experimental)
- heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it
- the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
- you can't run from the long arm of the law
This idiom means that justice will eventually catch up with those who do wrong; no one can evade the consequences of their actions.
This meaning emphasizes the idea that there is a moral order in the universe, and those who commit wrongdoing will face judgment.
suī rán虽然tā他yī zhí一直xiāo yáo fǎ wài逍遥法外，dàn但wǒ我xiāng xìn相信tiān dào天道gōng zhèng公正，zuì zhōng最终tā他huì会shòu dào受到chéng fá惩罚。
Although he has been living freely without consequences, I believe in the fairness of heaven; he will eventually be punished.
This phrase indicates that legal authorities will eventually track down and hold accountable those who break the law.
Generated collocations (experimental)
tiān wǎng huī huī天网恢恢the net of heaven (law) is vasttiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù shī天网恢恢，疏而不失heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes itchéng fá惩罚wú无táo逃there's no escape from punishmenttiān dào天道gōng zhèng公正the way of heaven is justtáo bì逃避fǎ lǜ法律to evade the lawzuì yǒu yīng dé罪有应得those who commit crimes will receive their due punishmentfǎ lǜ zhì cái法律制裁legal sanctionscháng长bì臂guǎn xiá管辖long-arm jurisdictiongōng zhèng公正de的shěn pàn审判fair trialfǎ wǎng nán táo法网难逃hard to escape the net of the lawwú无suǒ所dùn xíng遁形nowhere to hide