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疏而不漏

loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape

Characters and words in 疏而不漏

shū = shu + Ø1
shū = shu + Ø1
to dredge / to clear away obstruction / thin / sparse / scanty / distant (relation) / not close / to neglect / negligent / to present a memorial to the Emperor / commentary / annotation
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ér = Ø + Ø2
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)
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= bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
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lòu = l + ou4
to leak / to divulge / to leave out by mistake / waterclock or hourglass (old)
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Words with 疏而不漏

lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) / fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape / you can't run from the long arm of the law

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