和尚

hé shang

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  1. 1. Buddhist monk

Words Containing 和尚

丈二和尚,摸不着头脑
zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo

lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)

三个和尚没水吃
sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ chī

see 三個和尚沒水喝|三个和尚没水喝[sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē]

三个和尚没水喝
sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē

lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)

做一天和尚撞一天钟
zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng

lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)

和尚打伞
hé shang dǎ sǎn

see 和尚打傘,無法無天|和尚打伞,无法无天[hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān]

和尚打伞,无法无天
hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān

fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven

对着和尚骂贼秃
duì zhe hé shang mà zéi tū

lit. in the presence of a monk, insult another monk, calling him a bald-headed bandit (idiom)

指着和尚骂秃子
zhǐ zhe hé shang mà tū zi

lit. to insult a bald man while pointing at a monk (idiom)

沙和尚
shā hé shang

Sha Wujing

当一天和尚撞一天钟
dāng yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng

see 做一天和尚撞一天鐘|做一天和尚撞一天钟[zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng]

跑了和尚跑不了庙
pǎo le hé shàng pǎo bù liǎo miào

the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)

跑了和尚,跑不了寺
pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo sì

the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)

跑得了和尚,跑不了庙
pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào

the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)

远来的和尚会念经
yuǎn lái de hé shang huì niàn jīng

the monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiom)

鉴真和尚
jiàn zhēn hé shang

Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism