Usage of the character 良

Hui Liangyu (1944-) PRC Hui national career politician from Guilin, background in economics, politburo member 2002-2012, deputy chair of State Council 2003-2013

gāoliángjiāng

高良姜

[高良薑]

Thai ginger
lesser galangale (Kaempferia galanga)

Mèngliánggù

孟良崮

[孟良崮]

Mt Mengliang in Mengyin county 蒙陰縣／蒙阴县 ( Méngyīnxiàn), Linyi 臨沂／临沂 ( Línyí), Shandong

Chén Déliáng

陈德良

[陳德良]

Tran Duc Luong (1937-), former president of Vietnam

Luó Jiāliáng

罗嘉良

[羅嘉良]

Gallen Lo (1962-), Hong Kong actor and singer

Zhāng Xuéliáng

张学良

[張學良]

Zhang Xueliang (1901-2001) son of Fengtian clique warlord, then senior general for the Nationalists and subsequently for the People's Liberation Army

Wáng Guāngliáng

王光良

[王光良]

Michael Wong (1970-), Malaysian Chinese singer and composer

Xǔ Xìnliáng

许信良

[許信良]

Hsu Hsin-liang (1941-), Taiwanese politician

bùliángrén

不良人

[不良人]

(Tang dynasty) official responsible for tracking down and arresting lawbreakers

Liángqìng Qū

良庆区

[良慶區]

Liangqing District of Nanning City 南寧市／南宁市 ( Nánníng Shì), Guangxi

Wūliánghǎ

乌良哈

[烏良哈]

Mongol surname

Nàiliángxiàn

奈良县

[奈良縣]

Nara prefecture in central Japan

díquèliáng

的确良

[的確良]

dacron (loanword)

Mǎ Liánliáng

马连良

[馬連良]

Ma Lianliang (1901-1966), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生／四大须生

Yíliángxiàn

彝良县

[彞良縣]

Yiliang county in Zhaotong 昭通 ( Zhāotōng), Yunnan

Yíliángxiàn

宜良县

[宜良縣]

Yiliang county in Kunming 昆明 ( Kūnmíng), Yunnan

liángxīnfàn

良心犯

[良心犯]

prisoner of conscience

yǒuliángxīn

有良心

[有良心]

conscientious

Lùliángxiàn

陆良县

[陸良縣]

Luliang county in Qujing 曲靖 ( Qǔjìng), Yunnan

Chǔ Suìliáng

褚遂良

[褚遂良]

Chu Suiliang (596-659), one of Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang 唐初四大家 ( Tángchū Sì Dàjiā)

Dīng Wěiliáng

丁韪良

[丁韙良]

William A.P. Martin (1827-1916), American missionary who lived 62 years in China between 1850 and 1916, and helped found many Chinese colleges, first president of Peking University

mèiliángxīn

昧良心

[昧良心]

it goes against one's conscience

Niǔ'àoliáng

纽奥良

[紐奧良]

New Orleans, Louisiana

zuòshīliángjī

坐失良机

[坐失良機]

to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance

liángxìngzhǒngliú

良性肿瘤

[良性腫瘤]

benign tumor

liángchénjírì

良辰吉日

[良辰吉日]

fine time, lucky day (idiom); fig. good opportunity

gǎiliángzhǔyì

改良主义

[改良主義]

reformism (i.e. favoring gradual change as opposed to revolution)

liángjiānüzǐ

良家女子

[良家女子]

woman from a respectable family
respectable woman

sàngjìntiānliáng

丧尽天良

[喪盡天良]

devoid of conscience (idiom); utterly heartless

liángshīyìyǒu

良师益友

[良師益友]

good teacher and helpful friend (idiom); mentor

liángxīnwèigǒu

良心喂狗

[良心喂狗]

to have fed one's conscience to the dogs (idiom)
devoid of conscience

liángxiāoměijǐng

良宵美景

[良宵美景]

fine evening, beautiful scenery (idiom)

liángchénměijǐng

良辰美景

[良辰美景]

fine time, beautiful scenery (idiom); everything lovely

jīnshíliángyán

金石良言

[金石良言]

gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice

wēnliángrěnràng

温良忍让

[溫良忍讓]

submissive
accommodating

jīnyùliángyán

金玉良言

[金玉良言]

gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice

liángpéngyìyǒu

良朋益友

[良朋益友]

virtuous companions and worthy friends

liángyǒubùqí

良莠不齐

[良莠不齊]

good and bad people intermingled

liángkǔyòngxīn

良苦用心

[良苦用心]

to ponder earnestly
to give a lot of thought to sth

liángzhīliángnéng

良知良能

[良知良能]

instinctive understanding, esp. of ethical issues (idiom); untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong
innate moral sense

Nàiliáng Shídài

奈良时代

[奈良時代]

Nara period (710-794) in early Japanese history

Xīn'ào'ěrliáng

新奥尔良

[新奧爾良]

New Orleans, Louisiana

tiāndìliángxīn

天地良心

[天地良心]

in all honesty
truth to tell

bīliángwéichāng

逼良为娼

[逼良為娼]

to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom)
to debauch

liángzhǒngfányù

良种繁育

[良種繁育]

stock breeding (biology)

guǎngjiéliángyuán

广结良缘

[廣結良緣]

to earn people's praise through one's good deeds (idiom)

xīndìshànliáng

心地善良

[心地善良]

kindhearted
good-natured

Wǎliánggérén

瓦良格人

[瓦良格人]

Varangian (medieval term for Viking)

wēnliánggōngjiǎn

温良恭俭

[溫良恭儉]

temperate, kind, courteous and restrained

xiāohuàbùliáng

消化不良

[消化不良]

indigestion

jiēchùbùliáng

接触不良

[接觸不良]

loose or defective contact (elec.)

liángxīnwèimǐn

良心未泯

[良心未泯]

not totally heartless
still having a shred of conscience

yíngyǎngbùliáng

营养不良

[營養不良]

malnutrition
undernourishment
deficiency disease
dystrophy

bùliángqīngxiàng

不良倾向

[不良傾向]

harmful trend

liángyàokǔkǒu

良药苦口

[良藥苦口]

good medicine tastes bitter (idiom); fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow

liángqínzémù

良禽择木

[良禽擇木]

a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)
fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity

chúbào'ānliáng

除暴安良

[除暴安良]

to root out the strong and give people peace (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor

liángxìngxúnhuán

良性循环

[良性循環]

virtuous cycle (i.e. positive feedback loop)

shùnyìngbùliáng

顺应不良

[順應不良]

inability to adjust
unable to adapt

zhìyǒuliángpéng

挚友良朋

[摯友良朋]

intimate friend and companion (idiom)

jūxīnbùliáng

居心不良

[居心不良]

to harbor evil intentions (idiom)

Liángzhǔwénhuà

良渚文化

[良渚文化]

Liangzhu (c. 3400-2250 BC), neolithic culture of Changjiang delta

yòngxīnliángkǔ

用心良苦

[用心良苦]

to ponder earnestly
to give a lot of thought to sth

xiánqīliángmǔ

贤妻良母

[賢妻良母]

a good wife and loving mother

liánggōngxīnkǔ

良工心苦

[良工心苦]

expert craft from hard practice (idiom); hard-won skill
A masterpiece demands suffering.

wēnliánggōngjiǎnràng

温良恭俭让

[溫良恭儉讓]

temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous

Mèngliánggù Zhànyì

孟良崮战役

[孟良崮戰役]

Battle of Mt Mengliang in Shandong of 1947 between the Nationalists and Communists

jǔxiánliángduìcè

举贤良对策

[舉賢良對策]

Treatise 134 BC by Han dynasty philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒

jiǔbìngchéngliángyī

久病成良医

[久病成良醫]

long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)

lièbìqūzhúliángbì

劣币驱逐良币

[劣幣驅逐良幣]

bad money drives out good money (economics)

liángqínzémù'érqī

良禽择木而栖

[良禽擇木而棲]

a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)
fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity

Xiàluòtè· Bóliángtè

夏洛特·勃良特

[夏洛特·勃良特]

Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855), English novelist, eldest of three Brontë sisters, author of Jane Eyre 簡·愛／简·爱 ( Jiǎn· Aì)

zàishēngbùliángxìngpínxuè

再生不良性贫血

[再生不良性貧血]

aplastic anemia

Dùxīngshìjīròuyíngyǎngbùliángzhèng

杜兴氏肌肉营养不良症

[杜興氏肌肉營養不良症]

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

bǎishèngnánlüdí,sānzhénǎiliángyī

百胜难虑敌，三折乃良医

[百勝難慮敵，三折乃良醫]

(a line from a poem by the Tang poet Liu Yuxi 劉禹錫／刘禹锡 ( Liú Yǔxī)) one gains very little insight into one's enemy from a hundred victories, but he who breaks his arm three times will be a good doctor
(fig.) one learns more from one's failures than from one's successes