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和尚打傘,無法無天
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
髮
fà
vs
法
fǎ
)
fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
lawless
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和尚打傘
hé
shang
dǎ
sǎn
see
和尚打傘
,
無法無天
,
无法无天
hé
shang
dǎ
sǎn
,
wú
fǎ
wú
tiān
2
無法無天
wú
fǎ
wú
tiān
(idiom) defiant of the law and lacking any sense of morality; lawless; out of control; unruly
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不法
bù
fǎ
lawless
illegal
unlawful