尚

cao thượng; cao cả; thanh tao; tinh tế

thời trang; mốt; hợp thời

chưa; vẫn chưa

hòa thượng; nhà sư; sư

phong tục hiện hành; tập quán đương thời; xu hướng thời thượng

tôn sùng; chuộng; đề cao; trọng

Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism

the monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiom); foreign talent is valued higher than local talent

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

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

lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fa4] vs 法[fa3]); fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven; lawless

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; also written 跑得了和尚，跑不了廟|跑得了和尚，跑不了庙[pao3 de2 liao3 he2 shang4 , pao3 bu4 liao3 miao4]

lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom); fig. to do one's job mechanically; to hold a position passively

lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom); fig. at a total loss

lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom); fig. everybody's business is nobody's business; (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)

see 三個和尚沒水喝|三个和尚没水喝[san1 ge4 he2 shang5 mei2 shui3 he1]

Director of Board of Rites (Confucian)

see 和尚打傘，無法無天|和尚打伞，无法无天[he2 shang5 da3 san3 , wu2 fa3 wu2 tian1]

lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom); fig. to return politeness for politeness

see 做一天和尚撞一天鐘|做一天和尚撞一天钟[zuo4 yi1 tian1 he2 shang5 zhuang4 yi1 tian1 zhong1]