天罗地网 (tiān luō) — 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 luō, 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 luō zhī zhōng.The enemy fell into our inescapable trap.
- 天罗地网。Zhè ge chéng shì bèi tiān luō bān de jiān kòng fù gài.This city is covered by surveillance as tight as a net.
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