天网恢恢 in English tian1 wang3 hui1 hui1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiomatic expression, from Laozi 73)
  • metaphorically the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
  • you can't run from the long arm of the law

Simplified Characters

天 网 恢 恢

Traditional Characters

天 網 恢 恢

Pinyin

tian1 wang3 hui1 hui1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

天tian1day 网wang3net 恢hui1to restore 恢hui1to restore