疏而不漏

shū ér bù lòu

Dictionary entry

loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape

What does 疏而不漏 mean?

疏而不漏 (shū ér bù lòu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape

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疏shūvariant of 疏[shu1]而érand · as well as 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-漏lòuto leak · to divulge

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