Usage of the character 梁

History of Liang of the Southern Dynasties, eighth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 ( Ershísì Shǐ), compiled by Yao Silian 姚思廉 ( Yáo Sīlián) in 636 during Tang dynasty, 56 scrolls

jǐliang

脊梁

[脊梁]

(coll.) back (of a human or other vertebrate)

Liángpíng

梁平

[梁平]

Liangping, a district of Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)

tíliáng

提梁

[提梁]

handle in the shape of a hoop

Gāoliángchuān

高梁川

[高梁川]

Takahashigawa, river in Okayama prefecture 岡山縣／冈山县 ( Gāngshānxiàn), Japan

Liángyuánqū

梁园区

[梁園區]

Liangyuan district of Shangqiu city 商丘市 ( Shāngqiūshì), Henan

Liáng Shùmíng

梁漱溟

[梁漱溟]

Liang Shuming (1893-1988), modern philosopher and teacher in the neo-Confucian tradition

Fúliángxiàn

浮梁县

[浮梁縣]

Fuliang county in Jingdezhen 景德鎮／景德镇, Jiangxi

gōngzìliáng

工字梁

[工字梁]

I-beam

Báihèliáng

白鹤梁

[白鶴梁]

White Crane Ridge at Fuling, Sichuan on the Changjiang River, that used to show above the water at dry periods, with famous carvings

Wūliánghǎi

乌梁海

[烏梁海]

Mongol surname

Liángshānshì

梁山市

[梁山市]

Liangshan city in Shandong

Náncháo Liáng

南朝梁

[南朝梁]

Liang of the Southern dynasties (502-557)

tiǎodàliáng

挑大梁

[挑大梁]

to play a leading role
to bear a heavy responsibility

Liáng Qǐchāo

梁启超

[梁啟超]

Liang Qichao (1873-1929), influential journalist and a leader of the failed reform movement of 1898

dīngzìliáng

丁字梁

[丁字梁]

T-girder

Gǔliáng Zhuàn

谷梁传

[穀梁傳]

Guliang Annals, commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋 ( Chūnqiū), first published during the Han Dynasty

Liángshān Xiàn

梁山县

[梁山縣]

Liangshan County in Jining 濟寧／济宁 ( Jǐníng), Shandong

Tóngliáng Qū

铜梁区

[銅梁區]

Tongliang, a district of Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)

chuōjǐliang

戳脊梁

[戳脊梁]

to criticize behind sb's back
back-biting

dǐngliángzhù

顶梁柱

[頂梁柱]

pillar
backbone

Liáng Zhènyīng

梁振英

[梁振英]

Leung Chun-ying (1954-), 3rd Chief Executive of Hong Kong

Liángzihú

梁子湖

[梁子湖]

Liangzihu district of Ezhou city 鄂州市 ( Ezhōushì), Hubei

jǐlianggǔ

脊梁骨

[脊梁骨]

backbone

Liángpíng Qū

梁平区

[梁平區]

Liangping, a district of Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)

Liáng Chényú

梁辰鱼

[梁辰魚]

Liang Chenyu (1521-1594), Ming dramatist of the Kunshan opera school

jiéliángzi

结梁子

[結梁子]

(slang) to start a feud
to have a beef

Lüliángshì

吕梁市

[呂梁市]

Lüliang prefecture-level city in Shanxi 山西

Gāoliángshì

高梁市

[高梁市]

Takahashi city in Okayama prefecture 岡山縣／冈山县 ( Gāngshānxiàn), Japan

Liáng Jìngrú

梁静茹

[梁靜茹]

Fish Leong (1978-), Malaysian pop singer
also Leong Chui Peng or Jasmine Leong

bǎnliángqiáo

板梁桥

[板梁橋]

plate girder bridge

Liánghéxiàn

梁河县

[梁河縣]

Lianghe county in Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture 德宏傣族景頗族自治州／德宏傣族景颇族自治州 ( Déhóng Dǎizú Jǐngpōzúzìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

liángshàngjūnzǐ

梁上君子

[梁上君子]

lit. the gentleman on the roof beam
fig. a thief

yúxiǎngràoliáng

余响绕梁

[餘響繞梁]

reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)

tōuliánghuànzhù

偷梁换柱

[偷梁換柱]

lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column
to replace the original with a fake
to perpetrate a fraud (idiom)

chuōjǐlianggǔ

戳脊梁骨

[戳脊梁骨]

to criticize behind sb's back
back-biting

tiàoliáng-xiǎochǒu

跳梁小丑

[跳梁小丑]

(idiom) clownish troublemaker; contemptible buffoon

Zhōu Liáng Shūyí

周梁淑怡

[周梁淑怡]

Selina Chow (Chow Liang Shuk-yee) (1945-), Hong Kong politician

ràoliángsānrì

绕梁三日

[繞梁三日]

reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)

yúyīnràoliáng

余音绕梁

[餘音繞梁]

reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)

diāoliánghuàdòng

雕梁画栋

[雕梁畫棟]

richly ornamented (building)

xuánliángcìgǔ

悬梁刺股

[懸樑刺股]

to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom)
see also 頭懸梁，錐刺股／头悬梁，锥刺股 (tóuxuánliáng,zhuīcìgǔ)

bīshàngliángshān

逼上梁山

[逼上梁山]

driven to join the Liangshan Mountain rebels
to drive to revolt
to force sb to desperate action

Liángshānhǎohàn

梁山好汉

[梁山好漢]

the heroes of Liangshan Marsh (in the novel "Water Margin" 水滸傳／水浒传 ( Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn))

Liángzihúqū

梁子湖区

[梁子湖區]

Liangzihu district of Ezhou city 鄂州市 ( Ezhōushì), Hubei

Liáng Táng Jìn Hàn Zhōushū

梁唐晋汉周书

[梁唐晉漢周書]

another name for History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史／旧五代史 ( Jiù Wǔdàishǐ)

shàngliángbùzhèngxiàliángwāi

上梁不正下梁歪

[上梁不正下梁歪]

lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices

Liáng Shānbóyǔ Zhù Yīngtái

梁山伯与祝英台

[梁山伯與祝英台]

The Butterfly Lovers, Chinese folktale of the tragic love between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai

tóuxuánliáng,zhuīcìgǔ

头悬梁，锥刺股

[頭懸梁，錐刺股]

lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom)
fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly