法郎
fǎ láng
Pinyin
Definition
法郎
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- franc
- CL:個|个[gè]
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
Idioms (20)
以言代法
- 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
- 1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
- 2 Might makes right.
以身试法
- 1 to challenge the law (idiom)
- 2 to knowingly violate the law
和尚打伞,无法无天
- 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
执法如山
- 1 to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom); to enforce the law strictly
Sample Sentences
瑞士的钱,瑞郎,瑞士法郎。
Switzerland's money is the Swiss franc.
以前他们用法郎。
They used to use francs.