 瞎子点灯 – 白费蜡 Lighting a candle for a blind man – a waste of effort or time A deaf man's ears - they are merely ornamental; something done just for show A carp is drinking water – speaking hesitantly A weasel makes a courtesy call to a chicken – to harbor evil intentions; to have ulterior motives 裁缝的尺子 – 量人不量己 The tailor's ruler always measures others but never the tailor himself; being critical of others but lenient on oneself 裁缝做衣 – 讲究分寸 When a tailor makes clothes he pays great attention to measurement; taking care, being careful in doing things 和尚打伞 – 无法无天 A Buddhist monk holding an umbrella – there is neither law nor heaven. This idiom means to be completely lawless. To understand why, you need to know that （法）fa which means law is pronounced the same way as 发fa which means hair, and that（天）tian means both sky and heaven. 小和尚念经 – 有口无心 A young monk mumbles prayers. – Doing something without putting your heart into it |
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