和尚 [－－]

Jyutping wo4 soeng2
Pinyin hé shàng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    preceptor; high priest; head monk
  2. noun, Gan
    knee
  3. noun, broadly
    any Buddhist monk
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #1626

和尚 [－－]

Jyutping wo4 soeng2
Pinyin hé shang

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. Buddhist monk
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    佛教​出家​男性​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    Buddhist monk
    • 家屬請咗和尚嚟做法事。
      家属请咗和尚嚟做法事。
      gaa1 suk6 ceng2 zo2 wo4 soeng2 lei4 zou6 faat3 si6.
      Relatives hired Buddhist monks to perform last rites.
  2. 近義詞
    僧、僧人、尼姑
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    preceptor; high priest; head monk
  2. noun, Gan
    knee
  3. noun, broadly
    any Buddhist monk
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    家属请咗和尚嚟做法事。
    家屬請咗和尚嚟做法事。
    gaa1 suk6 ceng2 zo2 wo4 soeng2 lei4 zou6 faat3 si6.
    • Relatives hired Buddhist monks to perform last rites.
  2. Cantonese
    失恋之后，佢决定出家做和尚。
    失戀之後，佢決定出家做和尚。
    sat1 lyun2 zi1 hau6, keoi5 kyut3 ding6 ceot1 gaa1 zou6 wo4 soeng2
    • After his break-up, he decided to become a monk.
  3. Cantonese
    做一日和尚，敲一日钟。
    做一日和尚，敲一日鐘。
    zou6 jat1 jat6 wo4 soeng2, haau1 jat1 jat6 zung1.
    • be a monk for a day, ring the monastery bell for a day. (An idiom for not taking something seriously or lacking enthusiasm)
  4. Cantonese
    呢个和尚仲有虚荣心，修行未到家。
    呢個和尚仲有虛榮心，修行未到家。
    nei1 go3 wo4 soeng2 zung6 jau5 heoi1 wing4 sam1, sau1 hang6 mei6 dou3 gaa1.
    • This monk still has a yearning for vanity, without making any progress in his spiritual exercises.
  5. Cantonese
    和尚低头沉吟半晌。
    和尚低頭沉吟半晌。
    • The monk murmur with the head down for a while.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    毛主席的那个经典歇后语“和尚打伞，无法无天”
    毛主席的那個經典歇後語“和尚打傘，無法無天”
    máo zhǔ xí de nà ge jīng diǎn xiē hòu yǔ “ hé shàng dǎ sǎn ， wú fǎ wú tiān ”
    • that classic double pun used by Chairman Mao, "A bald monk holding up an umbrella, no (respect for) law and order." (法 (fǎ, “law”) and 髮／发 (fà, “hair”) are homophones in Chinese; 天 (tiān) literally means sky, but it is also short for 天理 (tiānlǐ, “heavenly justice”).)