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和尚打傘,無法無天

héshangdǎsǎn,wúfǎwútiān

ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄕㄤ ㄉㄚˇ ㄙㄢˇ , ㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ

Simplified 和尚打伞,无法无天

  1. 1lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fa4] vs 法[fa3])
  2. 2fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
  3. 3lawless

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