梁上君子
Traditional form:
梁上君子
Pinyin (reading):
liángshàngjūnzǐ
Definitions:
- lit. the gentleman on the roof beam
- fig. a thief
Characters:
- 梁 - bridge; beam, rafter; surname
- 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
- 君 - sovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief
- 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
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