| 和尚打伞，无法无天 |
hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān |
lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 发 vs 法) / fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven / lawless |
| 和 |
hé |
old variant of 和 |
| 和 |
Hé |
surname He |
| 和 |
hé |
(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]) / (math.) sum / to make peace / (sports) to draw; to tie / (bound form) harmonious / (bound form) Japan; Japanese |
| 和 |
hè |
to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence / to join in the singing / to chime in with others |
| 和 |
hú |
to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards |
| 和 |
huó |
to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water / Taiwan pr. [huo4] |
| 和 |
huò |
to mix (ingredients) together / to blend / classifier for rinses of clothes / classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs |
| 和 |
hé |
(literary) harmonious (variant of 和) |
| 和尚 |
hé shang |
Buddhist monk |
| 和尚打伞 |
hé shang dǎ sǎn |
see 和尚打伞，无法无天 |
| 尚 |
Shàng |
surname Shang |
| 尚 |
shàng |
still / yet / to value / to esteem |
| 打 |
dá |
(loanword) dozen / Taiwan pr. [da3] |
| 打 |
dǎ |
to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from |
| 打伞 |
dǎ sǎn |
to hold up an umbrella |
| 伞 |
sǎn |
umbrella / parasol / CL:把 |
| 伞 |
sǎn |
damask silk / variant of 伞 |
| 无 |
mó |
used in 南无 |
| 无 |
wú |
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less |
| 无法 |
wú fǎ |
unable to; incapable of |
| 无法无天 |
wú fǎ - wú tiān |
(idiom) defiant of the law and lacking any sense of morality; lawless; out of control; unruly |
| 法 |
fǎ |
variant of 法 |
| 法 |
Fǎ |
France / French / abbr. for 法国 / Taiwan pr. [Fa4] |
| 法 |
fǎ |
law / method / way / to emulate / (Buddhism) dharma / (abbr. for 法家) the Legalists / (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉) |
| 法 |
fǎ |
old variant of 法 / law |
| 无 |
mó |
used in 南无 |
| 无 |
wú |
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less |
| 天 |
tiān |
day / sky / heaven |