Translation of 和尚 to English with examples of 和尚 -Chinese-English dictionary Trainchinese

和尚

hé shang

n. Buddhist monk

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EXAMPLES

跑了和尚跑不了庙

跑了和尚跑不了廟

pǎo le hé shàng pǎo bù liǎo miào

idiom. The monk may run away but the temple still remains-- You can run, but you cannot hide.

小和尚念经有口无心。

小和尚念經有口無心。

xiǎo hé shàng niàn jīng yóu kǒu wú xīn .

phr. The little monk chants the sutra without internalizing its meaning.

庙里有一个和尚，他每天自己挑水喝。

廟裡有一個和尚，他每天自己挑水喝。

miào lí yǒu yí gè hé shang, tā měi tiān zì jǐ tiāo shuǐ hē .

phr. In the temple there's a monk. Everyday he carries water himself with a pole on one's shoulders (from a well or river) so that he has water to drink.