和尚打伞,无法无天

和尚打伞,无法无天
shangsǎn,tiān

lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fa4] vs 法[fa3])

3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fa4] vs 法[fa3])

  2. adjective

    fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven

    • He is truly lawless and unrestrained.

  3. noun

    lawless

    • A Buddhist monk holding an umbrella—lawless and defiant.

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A mouth singing songs beside ripe rice fields creates harmonious peace.

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