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和尚
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Definitions
- 1. Buddhist monk
Words Containing 和尚
the monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiom)
Sha Wujing
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]
lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)
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]
the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
lit. to insult a bald man while pointing at a monk (idiom)
the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
lit. in the presence of a monk, insult another monk, calling him a bald-headed bandit (idiom)
see 三個和尚沒水喝|三个和尚没水喝[sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē]
lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism
Child Words of 和尚
still
to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
to mix (ingredients) together
to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [hàn])