Usage of the character 尚

Book of History
a compendium of documents in various styles, making up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the times of Confucius

shàngshūláng

尚书郎

[尚書郎]

ancient official title

Shàngyìxiàn

尚义县

[尚義縣]

Shangyi county in Zhangjiakou 張家口／张家口 ( Zhāngjiākǒu), Hebei

Dùshàngbié

杜尚别

[杜尚別]

Dushanbe, capital of Tajikistan

Shàngbǐyà

尚比亚

[尚比亞]

Zambia (Tw)

Yáng Shàngkūn

杨尚昆

[楊尚昆]

Yang Shangkun (1907-1998), former president of PRC and military leader

Kǒng Shàngrèn

孔尚任

[孔尚任]

Kong Shangren (1648-1718), Qing dramatist and poet, author of The Peach Blossom Fan 桃花扇 ( Táohuā Shàn)

Qìngshàngdào

庆尚道

[慶尚道]

Gyeongsang Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Gyeongsang Province 慶尚北道／庆尚北道 ( Qìngshàngběidào) and South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道／庆尚南道 ( Qìngshàngnándào)

shàngwèijiějué

尚未解决

[尚未解決]

unsolved
as yet unsettled

Qìngshàngnándào

庆尚南道

[慶尚南道]

South Gyeongsang Province, in southeast South Korea, capital Changwon 昌原 ( Chāngyuán)

héshangdǎsǎn

和尚打伞

[和尚打傘]

see 和尚打傘，無法無天／和尚打伞，无法无天 (héshangdǎsǎn,wúfǎwútiān)

hùbùshàngshū

户部尚书

[戶部尚書]

Minister of Revenue (from the Han dynasty onwards)

lǐbùshàngshū

礼部尚书

[禮部尚書]

Director of Board of Rites (Confucian)

Jiànzhēnhéshang

鉴真和尚

[鑒真和尚]

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

shàngfāngbǎojiàn

尚方宝剑

[尚方寶劍]

variant of 尚方劍／尚方剑 (shàngfāngjiàn)
imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers)
in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill

Tǎnshàngníyà

坦尚尼亚

[坦尚尼亞]

Tanzania (Tw)

lǐshàngwǎnglái

礼尚往来

[禮尚往來]

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

Qìngshàngběidào

庆尚北道

[慶尚北道]

North Gyeongsang Province, in east South Korea, capital Daegu 大邱 ( Dàqiū)

hàoqíshàngyì

好奇尚异

[好奇尚異]

to have a taste for the exotic (idiom)

zhǐzhehéshangmàtūzi

指着和尚骂秃子

[指著和尚罵禿子]

lit. to insult a bald man while pointing at a monk (idiom)
fig. to insult indirectly
to criticize obliquely

sāngèhéshangméishuǐhē

三个和尚没水喝

[三個和尚沒水喝]

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.)

sāngèhéshangméishuǐchī

三个和尚没水吃

[三個和尚沒水吃]

see 三個和尚沒水喝／三个和尚没水喝 (sāngèhéshangméishuǐhē)

duìzhehéshangmàzéitū

对着和尚骂贼秃

[對著和尚罵賊禿]

lit. in the presence of a monk, insult another monk, calling him a bald-headed bandit (idiom)
fig. to insult indirectly; to criticize obliquely

pǎolehéshàngpǎobùliǎomiào

跑了和尚跑不了庙

[跑了和尚跑不了廟]

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 (pǎodéliǎohéshàng,pǎobùliǎomiào)

yuǎnláidehéshanghuìniànjīng

远来的和尚会念经

[遠來的和尚會念經]

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

pǎolehéshàng,pǎobùliǎosì

跑了和尚，跑不了寺

[跑了和尚，跑不了寺]

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

héshangdǎsǎn,wúfǎwútiān

和尚打伞，无法无天

[和尚打傘，無法無天]

lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮／发 (fà) vs 法 (fǎ))
fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
lawless

zuòyītiānhéshangzhuàngyītiānzhōng

做一天和尚撞一天钟

[做一天和尚撞一天鐘]

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

dāngyītiānhéshangzhuàngyītiānzhōng

当一天和尚撞一天钟

[當一天和尚撞一天鐘]

see 做一天和尚撞一天鐘／做一天和尚撞一天钟 (zuòyītiānhéshangzhuàngyītiānzhōng)

pǎodéliǎohéshàng,pǎobùliǎomiào

跑得了和尚，跑不了庙

[跑得了和尚，跑不了廟]

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

zhàng'èrhéshang,mōbuzháotóunǎo

丈二和尚，摸不着头脑

[丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦]

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