和尚撑伞，无发无天和尚撐傘，無發無天和尚撐傘，無發無天

a monk holding up an umbrella: no hair, no sky

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Describes someone who ignores law and order and does as he pleases. Critical.
Wordplay: 发 (fà, hair) stands for 法 (fǎ, law): a monk is hairless, and the umbrella hides the sky, so 无发无天 sounds like 无法无天 'lawless'.

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Simplified: 和尚撑伞，无发无天
Traditional (Taiwan): 和尚撐傘，無發無天
Pinyin: héshang chēngsǎn, wú fā wú tiān
Bopomofo: ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄕㄤㄔㄥㄙㄢˇ，ㄨˊ ㄈㄚㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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