秃子打伞
tū​zi​dǎ​sǎn

[xiehouyu] lawless and godless

  • created reference approved 秃子打伞/禿子打傘 → 无法无天/無法無天 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    秃子打伞 / 禿子打傘 tū​zi​dǎ​sǎn

    无法无天 / 無法無天 wú​fǎ​wú​tiān

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  • created sense approved 秃子打伞/禿子打傘 · tū​zi​dǎ​sǎn · [xiehouyu] lawless and godless — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    秃子打伞 / 禿子打傘

    tū​zi​dǎ​sǎn

    [xiehouyu] lawless and godless

    A two-part allegorical saying (xiehouyu) meaning "defying both human and divine laws". It relies on a pun where "hair" [[发|髮|fa4]] sounds like "law" [[法|法|fa3]], and the umbrella hides the "sky" (symbolizing heaven or divine justice). Since a bald man has no hair and his umbrella blocks the sky, he is [[无法无天|無法無天|wu2 fa3 wu2 tian1]].

    秃子 (literal) → 秃子/禿子 · tū​zi · baldy 打伞 (literal) → 打伞/打傘 · dǎ​sǎn · to use an umbrella

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