和尚 héshang
héshang
noun
a Buddhist monk
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '和尚'; Guoyu '和尚')
Contained in
- 政治和尚 political monk
- 做一天和尚撞一天钟(做一天和尚撞一天鐘) as a monk for today, toll today's bell; to do one's job mechanically; to hold a position passively
- 大和尚 an abbot; a senior monk
- 跑得了和尚，跑不了庙(跑得了和尚，跑不了廟) the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him; you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
- 对着和尚骂贼秃(對著和尚罵賊禿) to curse a baldhead to a monk's face; to scold somebody 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; you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
- 和尚打伞，无法无天(和尚打傘，無法無天) like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (punning on 髮|发[fa4] vs 法); defying the law and the principles of heaven
- 三个和尚没水喝(三個和尚沒水喝) three monks have no water to drink; everybody's business is nobody's business
- 丈二和尚，摸不着头脑(丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦) like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head; at a total loss
Also contained in
跑了和尚跑不了庙 、 沙和尚 、 鉴真和尚 、 做一日和尚撞一天钟
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- 第四十五回 Chapter 45 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 79
- 第三十八回 Chapter 38 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 63
- 第六回 Chapter 6 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 41
- 第四十六回 Chapter 46 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 37
- 第三十六回 Chapter 36 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 37
- 第三十九回 Chapter 39 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 37
- 第十六回 Chapter 16 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 33
- 第四十四回 Chapter 44 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 26
- 卷一百二十三 列傳第六十一: 忠義三 徒單航 完顏陳和尚 楊沃衍 烏古論黑漢 陀滿胡土門 姬汝作 愛申附:馬肩龍 禹顯 張邦憲 劉全 Volume 123 Biographies 61: Zhong Yisan, Tu Danhang, Wanyanchenheshang, Yang Woyan, Wugulunheihan, Tuomanhutumen, Ji Ruzuo, Ai Shen relative: Ma Jianlong, Yu Xian, Zhang Bangxian, Liu Quan History of Jin 金史 — count: 26
- 第二回 Chapter 115 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 25
Collocations
- 和尚原 (和尚原) 秦鳳副總管吳玠收餘兵保大散關東和尚原 — History of Song 宋史, 卷二十六 本紀第二十六 高宗三 Volume 26 Annals 26: Gaozong 3 — count: 38
- 马和尚 (馬和尚) 馬和尚等率兵討之 — History of Jin 金史, 卷二 本紀第二: 太祖 Volume 2 Annals 2: Taizu — count: 8
- 萧和尚 (蕭和尚) 歸州觀察使蕭和尚奴 — History of Liao 遼史, 卷二十九 本紀第二十九: 天祚皇帝三 Volume 29 Annals 29: Emperor Tianzuo 3 — count: 7
- 陈和尚 (陳和尚) 移剌蒲阿率忠孝軍總領完顏陳和尚忠孝軍一千騎駐邠州 — History of Jin 金史, 卷十七 本紀第十七: 哀宗上 Volume 17 Annals 17: Aizong 1 — count: 6
- 和尚等 (和尚等) 馬和尚等率兵討之 — History of Jin 金史, 卷二 本紀第二: 太祖 Volume 2 Annals 2: Taizu — count: 5
- 取和尚 (取和尚) 洋義士方襲取和尚原 — History of Song 宋史, 卷四百〇二 列傳第一百六十一 陳敏 張詔 畢再遇 安丙 楊巨源 李好義 Volume 402 Biographies 161: Chen Min, Zhang Zhao, Bi Zaiyu, An Bing, Yang Juyuan, Li Haoyi — count: 4
- 攻和尚 (攻和尚) 攻和尚原 — History of Song 宋史, 卷二十六 本紀第二十六 高宗三 Volume 26 Annals 26: Gaozong 3 — count: 4
- 耶律和尚 (耶律和尚) 耶律和尚 — History of Liao 遼史, 卷十八 本紀第十八: 興宗一 Volume 18 Annals 18: Xingzong 1 — count: 4
- 和尚奴 (和尚奴) 歸州觀察使蕭和尚奴 — History of Liao 遼史, 卷二十九 本紀第二十九: 天祚皇帝三 Volume 29 Annals 29: Emperor Tianzuo 3 — count: 3
- 和尚曰 (和尚曰) 和尚曰 — History of Liao 遼史, 卷八十六 列傳第十六: 耶律合住 劉景 劉六符 耶律褭履 牛溫舒 杜防 蕭和尚 耶律合里只 耶律頗的 Volume 86 Biographies 16: Yelu Hezhu, Liu Jing, Liu Liufu, Ye Luniaolu, Niu Wenshu, Du Fang, Xiao Heshang, Yelu Helizhi, Yelu Pode — count: 2