Definition of 網呑舟の魚を漏らす (あみどんしゅうのうおをもらす)

あみどんしゅううおも

網呑舟の魚を漏らす

あみどんしゅうのうおをもらす

amidonshuunouowomorasu

View details for kanji: 網View details for kanji: 呑View details for kanji: 舟View details for kanji: 魚View details for kanji: 漏
expression
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the law has holes large enough for the most wicked men to slip through, the long arm of the law doesn't reach everywhere, fishes big enough to eat boats aren't caught by the net(proverb)
Other readings:
網吞舟の魚を漏らす【あみどんしゅうのうおをもらす】
Related Kanji
網 netting, network
呑 drink
舟 boat, ship
魚 fish
漏 leak, escape, time
吞 swallow, absorb, annex, engulf