Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 凉

to let sth cool down

cool
cold

the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼／前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼／后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼／北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼／南凉 ( Nán Liáng) (397-414), Western Liang 西涼／西凉 (400-421)

the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼／前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼／后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼／北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼／南凉 ( Nán Liáng) (397-414), Western Liang 西涼／西凉 (400-421)

mournful; miserable

to dress cold food with sauce
(slang) there's not much you can do about it (wordplay using 拌 (bàn) instead of its homophone 辦／办 (bàn))

sorrowful
dismal

mat awning
arbor

ice-cold

the cool of autumn

shady

to cool off in the shade

to feel the penetrating chill of cold air

cool and refreshing

Western Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (400-421)

Northern Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-439)

cool water
unboiled water

cold noodles

desolate (place)

pleasantly cool (weather etc)
to cool oneself; to cool off
(Tw) (slang) (of clothing) scanty; revealing
(coll.) to stay out of it; to butt out

to enjoy the cool air

Southern Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (397-414)

shady and cool

Former Liang, one of the Sixteen Kingdoms (314-376)

pavilion

slightly cold
cool
(neologism) (slang) to be done for
about to be obliterated
(of a place or a person) desolate

cool
refreshing
(of clothing) skimpy
revealing

a slight chill

(dialect) to take a shower

Later Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (386-403)

see 涼州區／凉州区 ( Liángzhōu Qū)

summer sleeping mat (e.g. of woven split bamboo)
CL:張／张 (zhāng),領／领 (lǐng)

Chinese herb tea

liangfen (Chinese dish)
grass jelly (Chinese dish)

to catch cold
Taiwan pr. (zhāoliáng)

to catch cold

desolate
bleak

see 平涼市／平凉市 ( Píngliáng Shì)

see 涼山彝族自治州／凉山彝族自治州 ( Liángshān Yízú Zìzhìzhōu)

sandal

desolate

Liangcheng county in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布／乌兰察布 ( Wūlánchábù), Inner Mongolia

liangpi (noodle-like dish)

qīngliángyóu

soothing ointment
balm

Liángchéngxiàn

Liangcheng county in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布／乌兰察布 ( Wūlánchábù), Inner Mongolia

fēngliánghuà

sneering
sarcasm
cynical remarks

shady place

liángbànmiàn

cold noodles in sauce

Píngliáng Shì

Pingliang, prefecture-level city in Gansu Province 甘肅省／甘肃省 ( Gānsù Shěng)

Liángzhōu Qū

Liangzhou, a district of Wuwei City 武威市 ( Wǔwēi Shì), Gansu

Liángshān Zhōu

see 涼山彝族自治州／凉山彝族自治州 ( Liángshān Yízú Zìzhìzhōu)

ching bo leung, an icy, sweet dessert soup

shǒudāliángpéng

to shade one's eyes with one's hand

rénzǒucháliáng

lit. when people leave, the tea cools (idiom)
fig. when sb is no longer in a position of power, others cease to care about him

liánglebànjié

felt a chill (in one's heart)
(one's heart) sank

shìtàiyánliáng

the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)

Luómǎliángxié

Roman sandals
ankle-strap sandals

shuōfēngliánghuà

to sneer
to make cynical remarks
sarcastic talk

báliángbáliáng

(dialect) very cold
chilled

xīnjìngzìránliáng

心静自然凉

[心靜自然涼]

a calm heart keeps you cool (idiom)

hēliángshuǐdōusāiyá

喝凉水都塞牙

[喝涼水都塞牙]

(coll.) to be out of luck

huánghuācàidōuliángle

黄花菜都凉了

[黃花菜都涼了]

lit. the dishes are cold (idiom)
fig. to arrive late; to take one's sweet time

dàoxīyīkǒuliángqì

倒吸一口凉气

[倒吸一口涼氣]

to gasp (with amazement or shock etc)
to feel a chill run down one's spine
to have one's hairs stand on end

dàshùdǐxiàhǎochéngliáng

大树底下好乘凉

[大樹底下好乘涼]

lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person

Liángshān Yízú Zìzhìzhōu

凉山彝族自治州

[涼山彝族自治州]

Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan Province 四川省 ( Sìchuān Shěng)

qiánrénzāishù,hòurénchéngliáng

前人栽树，后人乘凉

[前人栽樹，後人乘涼]

to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)