天网恢恢 疏而不漏
“Justice may be slow, but it never fails.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
原来那个员外 早就把县衙里的人都喂饱了
“Turns out that rich man had already bought off everyone in the county office.”
天网恢恢 疏而不漏
“Justice may be slow, but it never fails.”
这种贪赃枉法之人 迟早会被诛灭殆尽 小姑娘
“Such corrupt officials will be wiped out sooner or later. Young lady,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
This idiom embodies the deep-seated Chinese worldview that universal moral order will inevitably hold corrupt or wicked people accountable, even if corrupt officials evade worldly law.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
justice has long arms / the net of heaven is wide, yet nothing escapes
A classical idiom from the Dao De Jing, widely used when expressing faith that evil will inevitably be punished.
