to do one's job mechanically or hold a position passively, performing one's duties without initiative, interest, or long-term commitment

defying the law and the principles of heaven; behaving with absolute disregard for authority or social order (punning on 'no hair' [wu fa] versus 'no law' [wu fa])

to insult someone indirectly or criticize them obliquely, typically by making pointed remarks in their presence without naming them directly

To insult or criticize someone indirectly or obliquely by directing one's remarks at another person or related subject.

Sha Wujing, a character from the novel Journey to the West

a person may flee temporarily, but cannot escape responsibility or capture in the long run because their home, base, or identity remains known

the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him; one can flee temporarily, but cannot escape responsibility or capture because their home or assets remain

One can flee temporarily, but will eventually be caught or held accountable because their fixed location, assets, or ties remain; the monk can run away, but the temple stays.

The idiom literally meaning "the monk from afar is good at reading scriptures," used to describe the tendency to value foreign or outside talent over local experts.

to be at a total loss; to be unable to make head or tail of a situation

Tang Dynasty Buddhist monk Jianzhen (688-763), also known as Ganjin, who traveled to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts and influenced Japanese Buddhism

A proverb implying that when too many people are responsible for a task, no one takes initiative to do it; everybody's business is nobody's business.