The ridgepole and main beams of a house; large timber used for building.

Describes a building with elaborately carved beams and painted pillars, emphasizing its richness and splendor

Goh Chok Tong (1941-), Singaporean politician and businessman who served as the second Prime Minister of Singapore from 1990 to 2004

A person of great ability capable of bearing heavy responsibilities for the country

Literally meaning enough books to make the pack-ox sweat and to fill a building to the rafters; used to describe an immense number of books or a massive library.

(1697–1758) Scholar and philologist of the Qing Dynasty who founded the Wu School of Confucianism; he specialized in ancient scriptural study and is noted for his meticulous research on the "Classic of Changes".

ornamented pillars and carved beams; used to describe a building that is magnificent and richly decorated

A general term for houses and buildings.

(variant form) an immense number of books; literally describing books that fill a house to the rafters and make the oxen carrying them sweat

The country is in a state of collapse or ruin; literally describing a building where the main beams and rafters break and fall apart.

(of a building) detached; single building