天网恢恢，疏而不失 in English tian1 wang3 hui1 hui1 , shu1 er2 bu4 shi1 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 ， 疏 而 不 失

Traditional Characters

天 網 恢 恢 ， 疏 而 不 失

Pinyin

tian1 wang3 hui1 hui1 , shu1 er2 bu4 shi1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

天tian1day 网wang3net 恢hui1to restore 恢hui1to restore ， 疏shu1variant of 疏[shu1] 而er2and 不bu4(negative prefix) 失shi1to lose