疏而不漏 shū ér bù lòu

lenient but nothing escapes; sure justice

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子lǎo zǐ); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape

Characters

Character Meaning
疏 shū HSK 6
sparse; scanty; thin
而 ér HSK 3
and; but (not); (indicates contrast)
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
漏 lòu HSK 5
to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake