- 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
- 疏 (疎): variant of 疏[shu1]
- 而 (而): and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- 不 (不): no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 漏 (漏): to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old)
Resources
- Wiktionary: 疏而不漏
- MDBG: 疏而不漏
- Examples with 疏而不漏 on Tatoeba
Examples
俗話說：天無絕人之路；可俗話又說：天網恢恢，疏而不漏！