孫sūn悟wù空kōng大dà鬧nào天tiān宮gōng——shéi——誰yě也guǎn管bù不liǎo了

What does 孫悟空大鬧天宮——誰也管不了 (sūn wù kōng dà nào tiān gōng——shéi yě guǎn bù liǎo) mean?

孫悟空大鬧天宮——誰也管不了 (sūn wù kōng dà nào tiān gōng——shéi yě guǎn bù liǎo) is a two-part riddle-saying (xiēhòuyǔ 歇後語). Word for word it reads "Sun Wukong wreaking havoc in heaven-nobody can control him." In use it means: Describes someone who is utterly unruly and beyond anyone's ability to restrain. Can be used admiringly for rebellious spirit or critically for recklessness. You reach for it when you want that idea in one breath, and the Fire note it carries is why we hand it to those born in the Year of the Monkey.

Literally: "Sun Wukong wreaking havoc in heaven-nobody can control him.."

The reading

There is a fine line between fearlessness and recklessness, and the monkey king dances on it. Raw power without guidance burns through allies as fast as it burns through enemies. The havoc is spectacular but leaves wreckage that someone else must clean up. True strength eventually learns to sit still. The ones who shake heaven hardest are often the ones most in need of grounding.

What kind of proverb it is

• Typexiēhòuyǔ 歇後語
• FocusLooks back
• Element火 Fire
• Zodiac tie猴 Year of the Monkey

Source Folk xiehouyu based on Journey to the West

Sits beside

Keep reading

Return to the Proverb Pond to draw another of the eighty-seven, or hear one read aloud. Read the rest of its chapter in Courage & Decisive Action, or follow the years these lines belong to: Year of the Monkey, Year of the Rat, and Year of the Ox.