| 梁上君子 |
liáng shàng jūn zǐ |
lit. the gentleman on the roof beam / fig. a thief |
| 梁 |
Liáng |
Liang Dynasty (502-557) / Later Liang Dynasty (907-923) / surname Liang |
| 梁 |
liáng |
roof beam / beam (structure) / bridge |
| 梁 |
liáng |
variant of 梁 |
| 上 |
shǎng |
used in 上声 |
| 上 |
shàng |
(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above |
| 君 |
jūn |
monarch / lord / gentleman / ruler |
| 君子 |
jūn zǐ |
nobleman / person of noble character |
| 子 |
zǐ |
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 |
zi |
(noun suffix) |