n. (Hira=はり) girder, supporting beam (of steel, concrete or wood)

n. (Trad=樑, Pinyin=liang2) girder, beam of a roof, balk

n. (Trad=梁, Pinyin=liang2) horizontal beam, beam of a roof, bridge, ridge

n. (Simp=梁, Pinyin=liang2) horizontal beam, beam of a roof, bridge, ridge

liang2 shang4 jun1 zi3
The gentleman on the beam.
A thief. A light-fingered gentleman. Being both a gentleman and a thief.

bi1 shang4 liang2 shan1
Driven to join the Liangshan rebels.
To be forced to do something or to be driven to drastic alternatives against one's will. Going to the greenwood.

yu2 yin1 rao4 liang2
Music winding around the beams.
Describing good music that lingers in the air. A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Pinyin: liang2
Wade-Giles: liang2
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