不法 | bù fǎ | lawless / illegal / unlawful | |
和尚打伞,无法无天 | hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān | lit. like a monk holding an umbrella &mdash / no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fa4] vs 法[fa3]) / fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven / lawless | |
以言代法,以权压法 | yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ | to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom) / completely lawless behavior / Might makes right. |