法網恢恢，疏而不漏 (faat3 mong5 fui1 fui1, so1 ji4 bat1 lau6) — you can't run from the law; the law is without mercy; the net of justice allows no criminal to go unpunished in Cantonese
faat˗₃法mongˏ₅網fuiˉ¹恢fui1,恢，soˉ¹疏jiˎ₄而batˉ¹不lauˍ₆漏简 法网恢恢，疏而不漏
Mandarin Pinyin: fa3 wang3 hui1 hui1, shu1 er2 bu4 lou4
Meaning of 法網恢恢，疏而不漏
nounyou can't run from the law; the law is without mercy; the net of justice allows no criminal to go unpunished
noun天網恢恢，疏而不漏
idiomThe law, though seemingly loose, will eventually catch wrongdoers; justice will prevail.
idiomThe law is vast and its net, though wide-meshed, misses nothing.