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天罗地网 (tiān luó dì wǎng) — tight encirclement; a net spread from all sides; inescapable trap

Definition

Literary idiom for an inescapable trap — a net spread across the sky and earth. Used for tight military or police encirclements, not for casual situations.

idiom
tight encirclementa net spread from all sidesinescapable trap

Examples

  • 天罗地网，。
    Jǐng fāng bù xià le tiān luó dì wǎng, zuì fàn chā chì nán táo.
    The police set up a tight encirclement, and the criminal couldn't escape even if he grew wings.
  • 天罗地网。
    Dí rén xiàn rù le wǒ men de tiān luó dì wǎng zhī zhōng.
    The enemy fell into our inescapable trap.
  • 天罗地网。
    Zhè ge chéng shì bèi tiān luó dì wǎng bān de jiān kòng fù gài.
    This city is covered by surveillance as tight as a net.

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