tiān luó dì wǎng
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  • slmetatrap; nets above and snares below; tightened encirclement for the enemy or escaped criminals

    • dí jūn táo tuō bù liǎo wǒ men bù xià de tiān luó dì wǎng

      敌军逃脱我们天罗地网

      The enemy was unable to escape the net that we had laid.

    • nán yǐ táo chū tiān luó dì wǎng

      难以天罗地网

      difficult to break through the encirclement

    • bù zhì tiān luó dì wǎng

      布置天罗地网

      spread a dragnet from which there is no escape

    • tiě dǎ de rén yě táo bù chū wǒ men zhè ge tiān luó dì wǎng

      铁打我们这个天罗地网

      Even a man made of iron can't escape from this huge trap.

Word usage

  • Note
    "天罗地网" is often used with "撒下", "布下", "逃不出" .