3 (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
全军覆没
quán jūn fù mò
1 total defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipeout
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3 no sign of success yet
功不可没
gōng bù kě mò
1 one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席
qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí
1 even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
天下没有不散的筵席
tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí
1 all good things must come to an end (idiom)
星流电击
xīng liú diàn jī
1 meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
2 portentous signs
没吃没穿
méi chī méi chuān
1 to be without food or clothing (idiom)
2 to be very poor
没有不透风的墙
méi yǒu bù tòu fēng de qiáng
1 (idiom) no secret can be kept forever
没有规矩，不成方圆
méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuán
1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
没有规矩，何以成方圆
méi yǒu guī ju , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán
1 without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
没头没脸
méi tóu méi liǎn
1 lit. without head, without face (idiom)
2 fig. frenzily
3 haphazardly
没齿不忘
mò chǐ bù wàng
1 lit. will not be forgotten even after one's teeth fall out
2 to remember as long as one lives
3 unforgettable (idiom)
没齿难忘
mò chǐ nán wàng
1 hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives
2 undying gratitude
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo
1 While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
神出鬼没
shén chū guǐ mò
1 lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom)
2 fig. elusive
过了这个村就没这个店
guò le zhè ge cūn jiù méi zhè ge diàn
1 past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)
2 this is your last chance
过了这村没这店
guò le zhè cūn méi zhè diàn
1 past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)