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
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- heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it
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.
bù lùn不论zuò做le了shén me什么huài shì坏事，tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù lòu天网恢恢，疏而不漏，zǒng总huì会yǒu rén有人lái来zhuī jiū追究。
No matter what wrongdoings are committed, justice is impartial, and someone will eventually hold you accountable.
Generated collocations (experimental)
tiān wǎng huī huī天网恢恢heaven's net is vastshū ér bù lòu疏而不漏sparse but not leakingtiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù lòu天网恢恢，疏而不漏the justice of heaven is fair, nothing escapes its netsfǎ lǜ法律de的Tiān wǎng天网the net of lawtiān wǎng huī huī天网恢恢，gōng zhèng公正wú sī无私the justice of heaven is impartialbù fǎ不法xíng wéi行为wú chù无处cáng shēn藏身illegal activities have nowhere to hidetiān lǐ nán róng天理难容the moral law cannot tolerate itTiān wǎng天网rú yǐng suí xíng如影随形the net of heaven follows like a shadowcháng长 arm of the lawthe long arm of the lawchéng fá惩罚wú chù bù zài无处不在punishment is everywherezhuī zōng追踪zuì fàn罪犯tracking down criminalswú chù无处táo bì逃避no place to escape