lưới trời

Vietnamese

Etymology

lưới (net) + trời (sky), calque of Chinese 天網 (thiên võng).

Pronunciation

Noun

lưới trời

  1. (literally) the "sky net"
  2. (figuratively) karma
    Lưới trời lồng lộng, ác giả ác báo.The sky net is endless, evil always awaits evildoers.
    Không thể thoát khỏi lưới trời.It's impossible to escape karma.

See also

  • thiên la địa võng
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