tin1 mong5 fui1 fui1天網恢恢天网恢恢

Jyutpingtin1 mong5 fui1 fui1

Yaletīn móhng fūi fūi

語句

Definition

Justice will prevail, meaning that wrongdoers will inevitably be caught and punished.

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How it's used

This idiom is almost always used to provide a sense of moral comfort or warning when someone escapes immediate justice. It carries a heavy, serious tone and is typically reserved for situations involving significant wrongdoing rather than minor mistakes. You will frequently hear it paired with the second half of the original classical phrase, 疏而不漏, to emphasize that even if a criminal seems to have escaped for now, they will eventually be caught.

Examples

keoi5佢zou6做zo2咗gam3咁do1多waai6壞si6事，zan1真hai6係tin1天mong5網fui1恢fui1恢。

He has done so many bad things, justice will surely catch up with him.

nei5你ji5以wai4為mou5冇jan4人zi1知？tin1天mong5網fui1恢fui1恢，bou3報jing3應lai2嚟㗎。

You think nobody knows? Heaven's net is wide, retribution will come.

Common phrases

tin1天mong5網fui1恢fui1恢，so1疏ji4而bat1不lau6漏

Heaven's net is wide, but nothing escapes it.

Common mistake

Learners often mistake this for a literal description of a physical net or a technical system, but it is strictly a moral or legal concept. Do not use it to describe actual fishing nets or computer networks.