無法無天

See also: 无法无天

Chinese

		not have	law; method; way law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)	not have	day; sky; heaven
trad. (無法無天)		無	法	無	天
simp. (无法无天)		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".

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wúfǎwútiān

(Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ faat³ mou⁴ tin¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wúfǎwútiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wufaawutian
  - IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁴ faat³ mou⁴ tin¹
  - Yale: mòuh faat mòuh tīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ faat⁸ mou⁴ tin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ fad³ mou⁴ tin¹
  - IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ fäːt̚³ mou̯²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

無法無天

no respect for law and order; unruly

Derived terms

和尚打傘——無法無天／和尚打伞——无法无天 (héshàng dǎ sǎn, wúfǎwútiān)

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