和 | hé | and; together with; with; sum; union; peace; harmony; Japanese related; Taiwan pr. [han4]; surname He |
和 | hè | cap (a poem); to respond in singing |
和 | huó | soft; warm |
和 | huò | to mix together; to blend |
和 | hú | to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards |
尚 | shàng | still; yet; to value; to esteem; surname Shang |
打 | dá | dozen |
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 |
伞 | sǎn | umbrella; parasol; CL:把 |
无 | wú | -less; not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un- |
法 | fǎ | law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France; French; abbr. for 法国 |
天 | tiān | day; sky; heaven |
和尚打伞 | hé shang dǎ sǎn | lit. monk holding an umbrella: no hair, no sky; fig. no protection from law (punning on 发 vs 法) or from heaven |
无法无天 | wú fǎ wú tiān | regardless of the law and of natural morality (idiom); maverick; undisciplined and out of control |