大梁

大樑
dàliáng
  1. (figurative) mainstay
  2. main beam of a house
  3. mainstay

Wiktionary

Homographs

大梁 Dàliáng capital of Wei 魏 during Warring states

classifier: 根

Entry Composition

=1 大 dà
  1. big; large; great
  2. older (than another person)
  3. eldest (as in 大姐 dàjiě)
  4. greatly; freely; fully
  5. (dialect) father
  6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
=1 大 dài see 大夫 dàifu
=2 梁 Liáng
  1. Liang Dynasty (502–557)
  2. Later Liang Dynasty (907–923)
  3. surname Liang
=2 梁 liáng
  1. roof beam
  2. beam (structure)
  3. bridge
=2 梁 liáng variant of 梁 liáng

Containing this entry

挑大梁 tiǎodàliáng
  1. to play a leading role
  2. to bear a heavy responsibility
挑大梁 tiǎodàliáng
扛大梁 kángdàliáng