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《The Truth》 S1·E10 (16:04) HSK 6
fǎ wǎng huī huī shū ér bù lòu

法网恢恢 疏而不漏

“Justice has long arms.”

《The Truth》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 16:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ men yě hái shì yī yàng huì diào chá dào niú bó shēng

我们也还是一样 会调查到牛博生

“we would have traced it back to Niu Bosheng anyway.”

fǎ wǎng huī huī shū ér bù lòu CURRENT FOCUS

法网恢恢 疏而不漏

“Justice has long arms.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù

“You outsmarted yourself.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: AFFIRMING JUSTICE
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Heavenly Retribution and Justice

Originating from Daoist philosophy (Laozi), this idiom represents the deeply ingrained cultural belief in inevitable karmic and legal retribution.

INTENT TAGS: #asserting #reassuring #moralizing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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法网恢恢,疏而不漏 SPOKEN CHUNK

the net of justice is vast and nothing slips through; justice has long arms

A highly formal idiom frequently cited in crime, law, and morality contexts to state that wrongdoers will inevitably be caught.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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