疏而不漏 in English shu1 er2 bu4 lou4 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

疏 而 不 漏

Traditional Characters

疏 而 不 漏

Pinyin

shu1 er2 bu4 lou4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

疏shu1variant of 疏[shu1] 而er2and 不bu4(negative prefix) 漏lou4to leak