以言代法
yǐ yán dài fǎ
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1 to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法,以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
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1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
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2 Might makes right.
以身试法
yǐ shēn shì fǎ
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1 to challenge the law (idiom)
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2 to knowingly violate the law
保家卫国
bǎo jiā wèi guó
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1 guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
保驾护航
bǎo jià hù háng
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1 (idiom) to safeguard (sth)
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2 to protect (sth)
传道受业
chuán dào shòu yè
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1 to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
千篇一律
qiān piān yī lu:4
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1 thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive
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2 once you've seen one, you've seen them all
和尚打伞,无法无天
hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān
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1 lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fà] vs 法[fǎ])
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2 fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
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3 lawless
严以律己
yǎn yǐ lu:4 jǐ
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1 to be strict with oneself (idiom)
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2 to demand a lot of oneself
执法如山
zhí fǎ rú shān
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1 to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom); to enforce the law strictly
如法泡制
rú fǎ pào zhì
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1 lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
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2 to follow the same plan
如法炮制
rú fǎ páo zhì
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1 lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
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2 fig. to follow a set pattern
小洞不堵,大洞受苦
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng shòu kǔ
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1 A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
就地正法
jiù dì zhèng fǎ
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1 to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution
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2 to carry out the law on the spot
已作出保
yǐ zuò chū bǎo
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1 to do sth under oath (idiom)
徇私枉法
xùn sī wǎng fǎ
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1 to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
想方设法
xiǎng fāng shè fǎ
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1 to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
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2 to try this, that and the other
挨打受气
ái dǎ shòu qì
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1 to suffer bullying and beating (idiom)
挨打受骂
ái dǎ shòu mà
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1 to suffer beatings and receive abuse (idiom)
舍身求法
shě shēn qiú fǎ
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1 to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)