疏而不漏 sparse yet without leakage
Explanation
比喻作恶的人逃脱不了法律的制裁。
This idiom means that people who do evil cannot escape the punishment of the law.
Origin Story
话说很久以前，在一个遥远的国度里，有一位名叫李白的侠客，他武功高强，行侠仗义，深受百姓爱戴。然而，江湖上也有一些不法之徒，他们作恶多端，无恶不作，百姓苦不堪言。李白决心铲除这些恶徒，维护江湖正义。他利用自己高超的武功和智慧，设计了一个个巧妙的陷阱，将这些恶徒一一擒获，将他们绳之以法。虽然有些恶徒逃之夭夭，但李白坚信，天网恢恢，疏而不漏，最终正义会战胜邪恶，他们都将受到应有的惩罚。果然，那些逃脱的恶徒最终也因为各种原因，无法逃脱法律的制裁。李白的义举感动了无数人，他的故事也成为江湖上的一段佳话，警示世人：天道好还，作恶终将受到惩罚。
Long ago, in a faraway land, there lived a hero named Li Bai, who was known for his extraordinary abilities to uphold justice. The world was not without its villains. Some escaped his grasp, but Li Bai believed strongly in the proverb, “The net of heaven is vast, yet it leaves nothing out.” He was confident that justice would prevail, that all would ultimately be brought to account. And so it proved to be. Those who fled were all eventually brought to justice in one way or another. Li Bai's story reminds people that even if it seems difficult to apprehend them, the law will eventually catch up to everyone.
Usage
用于比喻作恶的人最终逃脱不了惩罚。
It is used to illustrate that those who do evil will ultimately not escape their punishment.
Examples
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天网恢恢，疏而不漏，他最终还是受到了法律的制裁。
tian wang hui hui, shu er bu lou, ta zhongjiu haishi shou daole fa lv de zhicai.
The net of heaven is vast, yet it leaves nothing out; he was ultimately punished by the law.
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虽然犯罪手段隐蔽，但只要循线追踪，总能抓住真凶，天网恢恢，疏而不漏
suiran fanzui shouduan yinbi, dan zhi yao xunxian zhuizong, zong neng zhua zhu zhenxiong, tian wang hui hui, shu er bu lou
Although the method of crime is concealed, as long as we trace the line, we can always catch the real culprit. The net of heaven is vast, yet it leaves nothing out