"無法無天" meaning in All languages combined

See 無法無天 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /u³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /mou̯²¹ faːt̚³ mou̯²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /bu²³⁻³³ huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²³⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /bu²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /bu²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /u³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/, /mou̯²¹ faːt̚³ mou̯²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵/, /bu²³⁻³³ huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²³⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/, /bu²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/, /bu²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: wúfǎwútiān [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mou⁴ faat³ mou⁴ tin¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], bû-hoat-bû-thian, wúfǎwútiān [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wúfǎwútian [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wu²-fa³-wu²-tʻien¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wú-fǎ-wú-tyān [Mandarin, Yale], wufaawutian [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], уфаутянь [Mandarin, Palladius], ufautjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], mòuh faat mòuh tīn [Cantonese, Yale], mou⁴ faat⁸ mou⁴ tin¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], mou⁴ fad³ mou⁴ tin¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], bû-hoat-bû-thian [Hokkien, POJ], bû-huat-bû-thian [Hokkien, Tai-lo], bu'hoatbu'tiefn [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 无法无天
Etymology: From * 無/无 (wú, “not have”) + 法 (fǎ) (short for 法紀/法纪 (fǎjì, “law”)): ("no (respect for) law") + * 無/无 (wú, “not have”) + 天 (tiān) (short for 天理 (tiānlǐ, “heavenly justice”). Literally "no (respect for) heaven(ly) justice". Etymology templates: {{zh-l|無|not have}} 無/无 (wú, “not have”), {{zh-l|法}} 法 (fǎ), {{zh-l|法紀|law}} 法紀/法纪 (fǎjì, “law”), {{zh-l|無|not have}} 無/无 (wú, “not have”), {{zh-l|天}} 天 (tiān), {{zh-l|天理|heavenly justice}} 天理 (tiānlǐ, “heavenly justice”) Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 無法無天
  1. no respect for law and order; unruly Tags: idiomatic Derived forms: 和尚打傘——無法無天/和尚打伞——无法无天 (héshàng dǎ sǎn, wúfǎwútiān)
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      "zh-pron": "wúfǎwútiān"
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      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ faat³ mou⁴ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "bû-hoat-bû-thian"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "wúfǎwútiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "wúfǎwútian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wu²-fa³-wu²-tʻien¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wú-fǎ-wú-tyān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wufaawutian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "уфаутянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ufautjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "mòuh faat mòuh tīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ faat⁸ mou⁴ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ fad³ mou⁴ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ faːt̚³ mou̯²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bû-hoat-bû-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bû-huat-bû-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bu'hoatbu'tiefn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bu²³⁻³³ huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²³⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bu²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ faːt̚³ mou̯²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bu²³⁻³³ huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²³⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bu²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "無法無天"
}
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      "roman": "héshàng dǎ sǎn, wúfǎwútiān",
      "word": "和尚打傘——無法無天/和尚打伞——无法无天"
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      "zh-pron": "wúfǎwútiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ faat³ mou⁴ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "bû-hoat-bû-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúfǎwútiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúfǎwútian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wu²-fa³-wu²-tʻien¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wú-fǎ-wú-tyān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wufaawutian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "уфаутянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ufautjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mòuh faat mòuh tīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ faat⁸ mou⁴ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ fad³ mou⁴ tin¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ faːt̚³ mou̯²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bû-hoat-bû-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bû-huat-bû-thian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bu'hoatbu'tiefn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bu²³⁻³³ huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²³⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bu²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ faːt̚³ mou̯²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bu²³⁻³³ huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²³⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bu²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁴ bu²⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "無法無天"
}

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