和尚擔遮——無法無天

Chinese

		preceptor; high priest; head monk preceptor; high priest; head monk; any Buddhist monk	to carry an umbrella; to hold up an umbrella		no respect for law and order; unruly
trad. (和尚擔遮——無法無天)		和尚	擔遮	——	無法無天
simp. (和尚担遮——无法无天)		和尚	担遮	——	无法无天

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wo⁴ soeng^6-2 daam¹ ze¹, mou⁴ faat³ mou⁴ tin¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wo⁴ soeng^6-2 daam¹ ze¹, mou⁴ faat³ mou⁴ tin¹
    • Yale: wòh séung dāam jē, mòuh faat mòuh tīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wo⁴ soeng^6-2 daam¹ dze¹, mou⁴ faat⁸ mou⁴ tin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wo⁴ sêng^6-2 dam¹ zé¹, mou⁴ fad³ mou⁴ tin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔː²¹ sœːŋ²²⁻³⁵ taːm⁵⁵ t͡sɛː⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ faːt̚³ mou̯²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

和尚擔遮——無法無天

1. (Cantonese) no respect for law and order; unruly

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 和尚打傘——無法無天 (“(xiehouyu) monk holding up an umbrella – no respect for law and order”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		和尚打傘——無法無天
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	和尚打傘——無法無天
Cantonese	Guangzhou	和尚擔遮——無法無天
	Hong Kong	和尚擔遮——無法無天