法網恢恢,疏而不漏

Chinese

the net of justice; long arm of the law; French Open vast negligent; sparse; thin
and; as well as; but (not)
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 
not; no
funnel; to leak; to let out
funnel; to leak; to let out; to divulge
 
trad. (法網恢恢,疏而不漏) 法網 恢恢
simp. (法网恢恢,疏而不漏) 法网 恢恢

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): fǎwǎng huīhuī, shū ér bù lòu
    (Zhuyin): ㄈㄚˇ ㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄟ , ㄕㄨ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄡˋ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): faat3 mong5 fui1 fui1, so1 ji4 bat1 lau6

  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: fǎwǎng huīhuī, shū ér bù lòu [Phonetic: wǎnghuīhuī,shūérlòu]
      • Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˇ ㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄟ , ㄕㄨ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄡˋ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: fǎwǎng hueihuei, shu ér bù lòu
      • Wade–Giles: fa3-wang3 hui1-hui1, shu1 êrh2 pu4 lou4
      • Yale: fǎ-wǎng hwēi-hwēi-, shū ér bù lòu
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faawoang hueihuei, shu erl bu low
      • Palladius: фаван хуэйхуэй, шу эр бу лоу (favan xuejxuej, šu er bu lou)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /fä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ loʊ̯⁵¹/
  • Cantonese

Proverb

法網恢恢,疏而不漏

  1. The net of justice is vast, it may not close in tight right away, but nothing will evade it forever.