| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 和尚 | 和尚 | héshang | - Buddhist monk |
| 沙和尚 | 沙和尚 | Shāhéshang | - Sha Wujing |
| 和尚打伞 | 和尚打傘 | héshangdǎsǎn | - lit. monk holding an umbrella: no hair, no sky - fig. no protection from law (punning on 髮|发[fa4] vs 法[fa3]) or from heaven |
| 鉴真和尚 | 鑒真和尚 | Jiànzhēnhéshang | - Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism |
| 对着和尚骂贼秃 | 對著和尚罵賊禿 | duìzhehéshangmàzéitū | - lit. to curse a baldhead to a monk's face (idiom) - fig. to scold sb indirectly - to criticize obliquely |
| 跑了和尚，跑不了寺 | 跑了和尚，跑不了寺 | pǎolehéshàng,pǎobùliǎosì | - the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) - you can run this time, but you'll have to come back - I'll get you sooner or later |
| 跑了和尚，跑不了庙 | 跑了和尚，跑不了廟 | pǎolehéshàng,pǎobùliǎomiào | - the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) - you can run this time, but you'll have to come back - I'll get you sooner or later |
| 丈二和尚，摸不着头脑 | 丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦 | zhàngérhéshang,mōbuzháotóunǎo | - lit. like a three-meter high monk , you can't rub his head (idiom) - fig. at a total loss |
| 做一天和尚，撞一天钟 | 做一天和尚，撞一天鐘 | zuòyītiānhéshang,zhuàngyītiānzhōng | - as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom); to do one's job mechanically - to hold a position passively |
| 跑得了和尚，跑不了庙 | 跑得了和尚，跑不了廟 | pǎodéliǎohéshàng,pǎobùliǎomiào | - the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) - you can run this time, but you'll have to come back - I'll get you sooner or later |
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