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疏
而
不
漏
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Jyutping
so1 ji4 bat1 lau6
Pinyin
shū ér bù lòu
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
天网恢恢,疏而不漏。
天網恢恢,疏而不漏。
tin1 mong5 fui1 fui1, so1 ji4 bat1 lau6
Wrongdoers will be punished after all. (Literally: Heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it.)