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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

lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮 fà vs 法 fǎ)
fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
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
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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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