thiên võng nan đào
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Heaven's net is hard to flee — the sky's mesh is loose, and nothing slips it.
Literally: heaven's net hard to escape
Examples
Lưới trời lồng lộng, thiên võng nan đào.Heaven's net hangs wide — none escape it.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “thiên võng nan đào” mean?
Heaven's net is hard to flee — the sky's mesh is loose, and nothing slips it. Literally: heaven's net hard to escape
Is “thiên võng nan đào” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.