Definition
法网恢恢 is a four-character idiom (chengyu) that literally means 'the net of justice has wide meshes.' It is the first half of the full saying 法网恢恢，疏而不漏 ('the net of justice has wide meshes, but nothing slips through'). The idiom conveys that the law will eventually catch all wrongdoers, no matter how clever or careful they think they are. It is used to express the inevitability of justice, similar to the English phrase 'the long arm of the law.'
idiom
the long arm of the lawjustice will catch up with wrongdoers
Examples
- ，法网恢恢，。Fànzuì fènzǐ bú yào xīn cún jiǎoxìng, fǎ wǎng huī huī, shū ér bú lòu.Criminals should not harbor luck; the net of justice has wide meshes but nothing slips through.
- ，法网恢恢，。Tā yǐwéi néng táotuō chéngfá, dàn fǎ wǎng huī huī, zuìzhōng háishì bèi bǔ le.He thought he could escape punishment, but the long arm of the law caught up with him in the end.
- 法网恢恢，，。fǎ wǎng huī huī zhè jù huà gàosu wǒmen, zhèngyì kěnéng huì chídào, dàn bú huì quēxí.The saying 'the net of justice has wide meshes' tells us that justice may be delayed but will not be absent.
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