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

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fa4] vs 法[fa3])
  2. fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
  3. lawless

CHARACTERS

和 hé harmony, peace; peaceful, calm
尚 shang still, yet; even; fairly, rather
打 dǎ strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
伞 sǎn umbrella, parasol, parachute
无 wú negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71
法 fǎ law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
无 wú negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71
天 tiān sky, heaven; god, celestial