和尚打傘,無法無天

简 和尚打伞,无法无天 · 繁 和尚打傘,無法無天
Mandarin · pinyin hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān

Meanings

  1. lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮 fà vs 法 fǎ)
  2. fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
  3. lawless
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和
hé · harmony, peace; peaceful, calm
尚
shàng · still, yet; even; fairly, rather
打
dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
傘
sǎn · umbrella, parasol, parachute
無
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法
fǎ · law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
天
tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
伞
sǎn · umbrella, parasol, parachute
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
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和尚打傘,無法無天 · he2 shang5 da3 san3 , wu2 fa3 wu2 tian1
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Exact source record和尚打傘,無法無天 和尚打伞,无法无天 [he2 shang5 da3 san3 , wu2 fa3 wu2 tian1] /lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fa4] vs 法[fa3])/fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven/lawless/