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梁
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Definitions
- 1. roof beam
- 2. beam (structure)
- 3. bridge
Words Containing 梁
beam
Liang Chenyu (1521-1594), Ming dramatist of the Kunshan opera school
History of Liang of the Southern Dynasties, eighth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], compiled by Yao Silian 姚思廉[yáo sī lián] in 636 during Tang dynasty, 56 scrolls
Takahashi city in Okayama prefecture 岡山縣|冈山县[gāng shān xiàn], Japan
Tongliang suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
plate girder bridge
capital of Wei 魏 during Warring states
diplodocus
pillar
Takahashigawa, river in Okayama prefecture 岡山縣|冈山县[gāng shān xiàn], Japan
Fuliang county in Jingdezhen 景德鎮|景德镇, Jiangxi
T-girder
Lüliang prefecture-level city in Shanxi 山西
Tongliang suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom)
I-beam
Liang of the Southern dynasties (502-557)
Selina Chow (Chow Liang Shuk-yee) (1945-), Hong Kong politician
(coll.) back (of a human or other vertebrate)
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[dé hóng dǎi zú jǐng pō zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
Liang Dynasty (502-557)
mountain ridge
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[dé hóng dǎi zú jǐng pō zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
(slang) to start a feud
Leung Chun-ying (1954-), 3rd Chief Executive of Hong Kong
ruffian
driven to join the Liangshan Mountain rebels
Guliang Annals, commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[chūn qiū], first published during the Han Dynasty
lit. ferry bridge
Liangzihu district of Ezhou city 鄂州市[è zhōu shì], Hubei
reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
longitudinal beam
Liangyuan district of Shangqiu city 商丘市[shāng qiū shì], Henan
bridge (lit. and fig.)
Ryazan, Russian town
Liangshan city in Shandong
Liang Shuming (1893-1988), modern philosopher and teacher in the neo-Confucian tradition
box girder (construction)
Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923)
ridgepole
handle in the shape of a hoop
richly ornamented (building)
Fish Leong (1978-), Malaysian pop singer
reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
brace girder
Liangyuan district of Shangqiu city 商丘市[shāng qiū shì], Henan
to lay an upper beam
Liangping county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
pillar
bridge of the nose
backbone
to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom)
lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column
steel beam
Fuliang county in Jingdezhen 景德鎮|景德镇, Jiangxi
roof beam
The Butterfly Lovers, Chinese folktale of the tragic love between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai
Liang Qichao (1873-1929), influential journalist and a leader of the failed reform movement of 1898
Liang Xiang (1919-1989), first governor of Hainan
Liangping county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
to criticize behind sb's back
lit. the gentleman on the roof beam
Lüliang prefecture-level city in Shanxi 山西
Liangshan city and County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[jǐ níng], Shandong
to criticize behind sb's back
Liangzihu district of Ezhou city 鄂州市[è zhōu shì], Hubei
backbone
Liangshan County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[jǐ níng], Shandong
Takahashi (name)
reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
White Crane Ridge at Fuling, Sichuan on the Changjiang River, that used to show above the water at dry periods, with famous carvings
another name for History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史|旧五代史[jiù wǔ dài shǐ]
beam
Liang of the Southern dynasties (502-557)
The Butterfly Lovers, Chinese folktale
the heroes of Liangshan Marsh (in the novel \Water Margin\ 水滸傳|水浒传[shuǐ hǔ zhuàn])
to play a leading role