天网恢恢 (tiān wǎng huī huī) — justice will eventually catch up with wrongdoers; the net of heaven stretches wide and nothing escapes
Definition
Idiom from 天网恢恢，疏而不漏: 'heaven's net is vast but never lets anything slip through' — used to reassure that wrongdoers will eventually be caught.
idiom
justice will eventually catch up with wrongdoersthe net of heaven stretches wide and nothing escapes
Examples
- 天网恢恢，。tiān wǎng huī huī, Zuì fàn zhōng yú luò wǎng le.Justice has a long arm — the criminal finally got caught.
- ，天网恢恢，。Bié yǐ wéi zuò le huài shì méi rén zhī dào, tiān wǎng huī huī, bào yìng chí zǎo huì lái.Don't think nobody knows when you do bad things — heaven's net is vast, and retribution will come sooner or later.
- ，天网恢恢，。Fǎ lǜ bú huì fàng guò rèn hé yí gè zuò è zhě, tiān wǎng huī huī, shū ér bú lòu.The law will not let any evildoer off — heaven's net is vast and wide-meshed, but nothing slips through.
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