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棟梁

棟梁

See also: 栋梁 and 棟樑

Chinese

		roof beam	beam of roof; bridge
trad. (棟梁)		棟	梁
simp. (栋梁)		栋	梁

Alternative forms

棟樑

Noun

棟梁

ridgepole
(figuratively) pillar, anchor, mainstay

Japanese

Kanji in this term
棟	梁
とう Grade: S	りょう Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Noun

棟梁 ‎(hiragana とうりょう, romaji tōryō)

mastercraftsman

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): dòngliáng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dung³ leong⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: dòngliáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: donqliang
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    棟梁／栋梁
    棟樑／栋梁
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dung³ leong⁴
  - Yale: dung lèohng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dung³ loeng⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ³³ lɵŋ²¹/