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1 lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
2 fig. everybody's business is nobody's business
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.)

做一天和尚撞一天钟

zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng

1 lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)
2 fig. to do one's job mechanically
3 to hold a position passively

和尚打伞，无法无天

hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān

1 lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fà] vs 法[fǎ])
2 fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
3 lawless

好奇尚异

hào qí shàng yì

1 to have a taste for the exotic (idiom)

Sample Sentences

花木兰机智过人，屡建奇功，朕封你为尚书郎，赐良田千亩，黄金万两！

Huā Mùlán jīzhì guòrén ，lǚjiànqígōng ，zhèn fēng nǐ wéi shàngshūláng ，cì liángtián qiān mǔ ，huángjīn wàn liǎng ！

Hua Mulan has proven exceedingly quick-witted and has been successful time and time again. I appoint you to the office of high official and grant you 1000 mu of fertile farmland and 500 kilograms of gold.

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