和尚打伞，无法无天 in English he2 shang5 da3 san3 , wu2 fa3 wu2 tian1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiomatic expression) (punning on 髮|发[fa4] vs 法[fa3])
  • metaphorically defying the law and the principles of heaven
  • lawless

Simplified Characters

和 尚 打 伞 ， 无 法 无 天

Traditional Characters

和 尚 打 傘 ， 無 法 無 天

Pinyin

he2 shang5 da3 san3 , wu2 fa3 wu2 tian1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

和he2old variant of 和[he2] 尚shang4surname Shang 打da3dozen (loanword) 伞san3umbrella ， 无wu2not to have 法fa3variant of 法[fa3] 无wu2not to have 天tian1day