梁 | liáng | beam of roof; bridge; name of Kingdoms and Dynasties at different periods; surname Liang |
梁启超 | Liáng Qǐ chāo | Liang Qichao (1873-1929), influential journalist and a leader of the failed reform movement of 1898 |
桥梁 | qiáo liáng | bridge; fig. connection between two areas |
横梁 | héng liáng | beam |
梁山 | Liáng shān | Liangshan city and county in Ji'ning 济宁, Shandong |
大梁 | Dà liáng | capital of Wei 魏 during Warring states; CL:根 |
后梁 | Hòu Liáng | Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923) |
脊梁 | jǐ liang | backbone; spine |
鼻梁 | bí liáng | bridge of the nose |
梁书 | Liáng shū | History of Liang of the Southern dynasties, eighth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Yao Silian 姚思廉 in 636 during Tang dynasty, 56 scrolls |
栋梁 | dòng liáng | ridgepole; ridgepole and beams; person able to bear heavy responsibility; mainstay (of organization); pillar (of state) |
丁字梁 | dīng zì liáng | T-girder |
上梁不正下梁歪 | shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi | lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices |
偷梁换柱 | tōu liáng huàn zhù | lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column; to replace the original with a fake; to perpetrate a fraud (idiom) |
南朝梁 | Nán cháo Liáng | Liang of the Southern dynasties (502-557) |
吕梁 | Lǚ liáng | Lüliang prefecture level city in Shanxi 山西 |
吕梁市 | Lǚ liáng shì | Lüliang prefecture level city in Shanxi 山西 |
周梁淑怡 | Zhōu Liáng Shū yí | Selina Chow (Chow Liang Shuk-yee)(1945-), Hong Kong politician |
在桥梁工地上 | zài qiáo liáng gōng dì shàng | At the bridge building site, 1956 novel by Liu Binyan 刘宾雁 |
强梁 | qiáng liáng | ruffian; bully |
悬梁刺股 | xuán liáng cì gǔ | to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom); see also 頭懸梁,錐刺股 头悬梁,锥刺股 |
戳脊梁 | chuō jǐ liang | to criticize behind sb's back; back-biting |
戳脊梁骨 | chuō jǐ liang gǔ | to criticize behind sb's back; back-biting |
挑大梁 | tiǎo dà liáng | to play a leading role; to bear a heavy responsibility |
提梁 | tí liáng | handle in the shape of a hoop |
板梁桥 | bǎn liáng qiáo | plate girder bridge |
柱梁 | zhù liáng | pillar |
桁梁 | héng liáng | brace girder |
梁上君子 | liáng shàng jūn zǐ | lit. the gentleman on the roof beam; fig. a thief |
梁唐晋汉周书 | Liáng Táng Jìn Hàn Zhōu shū | another name for History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 旧五代史 |
梁园 | Liáng yuán | Liangyuan district of Shangqiu city 商丘市, Henan |
梁园区 | Liáng yuán qū | Liangyuan district of Shangqiu city 商丘市, Henan |
梁子湖 | Liáng zi hú | Liangzihu district of Ezhou city 鄂州市, Hubei |
梁子湖区 | Liáng zi hú qū | Liangzihu district of Ezhou city 鄂州市, Hubei |
梁山伯与祝英台 | Liáng Shān bó yǔ Zhù Yīng tái | Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, pair of lovers in folk legend |
梁山市 | Liáng shān shì | Liangshan city in Shandong |
梁山县 | Liáng shān xiàn | Liangshan county in Ji'ning 济宁, Shandong |
梁平 | Liáng píng | Liangping county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan |
梁平县 | Liáng píng xiàn | Liangping county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan |
梁朝 | Liáng Cháo | Liang Dynasty (502-557) |
梁木 | liáng mù | beam; rafter; lintel; person able to bear heavy responsibility; mainstay (of organization); pillar (of state) |
梁架 | liáng jià | roof beam; rafters |
梁河 | Liáng hé | Lianghe county in Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture 德宏傣族景頗族自治州 德宏傣族景颇族自治州 , Yunnan |
梁河县 | Liáng hé xiàn | Lianghe county in Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture 德宏傣族景頗族自治州 德宏傣族景颇族自治州 , Yunnan |
梁湘 | Liáng Xiāng | Liang Xiang (1919-1989), first governor of Hainan |
梁漱溟 | Liáng Shù míng | Liang Shuming (1893-1988), modern philosopher and teacher in the neo-Confucian tradition |
梁祝 | Liáng Zhù | Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, pair of lovers in folk legend |
梁赞 | Liáng zàn | Ryazan, Russian town |
梁辰鱼 | Liáng Chén yú | Liang Chenyu (1521-1594), Ming dramatist of the Kunshan opera school |
梁静茹 | Liáng Jìng rú | Fish Leong (1978-), Malaysian pop singer; also Leong Chui Peng or Jasmine Leong |