Pinyin Dictionary results for "he shang"

合上
to close (box, book, mouth etc)
和尚
Buddhist monk
河殇
River Elegy, influential 1988 CCTV documentary series, said to have stimulated the Beijing Spring democracy movement of 1980s
和尚打伞
see 和尚打傘,無法無天|和尚打伞,无法无天[he2 shang5 da3 san3 , wu2 fa3 wu2 tian1]
和尚打伞,无法无天
lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fa4] vs 法[fa3]); fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven; lawless
丈二和尚,摸不着头脑
lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom); fig. at a total loss
做一天和尚,撞一天钟
as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom); to do one's job mechanically; to hold a position passively
对着和尚骂贼秃
lit. to curse a baldhead to a monk's face (idiom); fig. to scold sb indirectly; to criticize obliquely
跑了和尚,跑不了寺
the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom); you can run this time, but you'll have to come back; I'll get you sooner or later
跑了和尚,跑不了庙
the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom); you can run this time, but you'll have to come back; I'll get you sooner or later
跑得了和尚,跑不了庙
the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom); you can run this time, but you'll have to come back; I'll get you sooner or later
骑鹤上扬州
lit. to ride a crane to Yangzhou (idiom); to get an official position
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