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天網恢恢疎にして漏らさず
てんもうかいかいそにしてもらさず
1. [exp] [proverb]
《from Laozi》
▶ heaven's net has large meshes, but nothing escapes



History:
6. A 2023-06-27 13:23:45  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
On reflection, I agree.
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12 @@
-<misc>&quote;</misc>
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
5. A* 2023-06-27 00:42:19  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
i don't think [quote] makes sense here? Just because a proverb can be attested to someone/somewhere doesn't mean it's not a proverb.
4. A 2023-06-26 23:23:30  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2023-06-26 17:58:57  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Sankoku, meikyo, and daijirin attribute this to Laozi

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│ 天網恢恢疎にして │ 4,020 │
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  Diff:
@@ -12 +12,2 @@
-<misc>&proverb;</misc>
+<misc>&quote;</misc>
+<s_inf>from Laozi</s_inf>
2. A 2018-05-21 12:45:38  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
"The Chicago Manual of Style and the AP Stylebook both have these words as lowercase. And if you're deeply religious, well sorry, 
but one of the few Liturgical style guides I have seen also has it as lowercase. The only time you would capitalize Heaven and 
Hell is if these were distinct places, say in a work of fiction."
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13 @@
-<gloss>Heaven's net has large meshes, but nothing escapes</gloss>
+<gloss>heaven's net has large meshes, but nothing escapes</gloss>
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