bridge (literal and figurative)

bridge of the nose

Liangshan County in Jining, Shandong Province

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

a metaphorical pillar or the main source of strength and support for a group or nation

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

a major horizontal supporting beam in a building structure

The Butterfly Lovers, a Chinese folktale (abbreviation for [[梁山伯与祝英台|梁山伯與祝英台|Liang2 Shan1 bo2 yu3 Zhu4 Ying1 tai2]])

a person able to bear heavy responsibility; a pillar of the state or an organization

a person or thing that plays a central or vital role in an organization or family

a structural member made of steel, such as a beam or girder, used in building and bridge construction

to play a leading role, especially in a performance, project, or key position

a large horizontal beam that supports the rafters of a roof.

mountain ridge

to secretly replace original or essential elements with fakes or inferior items to deceive others or commit fraud

Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923)

An old name for the city of Kaifeng

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

Lüliang, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province [[山西省|山西省|Shan1 xi1 Sheng3]]

richly ornamented (building)

a contemptible troublemaker or buffoon

to force someone into a desperate situation or to take action against their will

to lay the main upper beam of a building, often as part of a construction ceremony

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

reverberates around the rafters; sonorous and resounding (especially of a singing voice)

The literal meaning of a person perched on a roof beam, originating from a story about Chen Shi in the Later Han Dynasty.

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

Liangshan County in Jining, Shandong

the structural system of beams and rafters supporting a roof

Fuliang County in Jingdezhen City, Jiangxi Province

abbreviation for the Guliang Annals (Guliang Zhuan), a commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals

handle in the shape of a hoop

English surname or place name

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

to criticize or talk about someone negatively behind their back

Liangyuan, a district of Shangqiu City, Henan Province

Lianghe county in Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture, Yunnan

to jump up and down; to run rampant

to study assiduously and tirelessly

Lianghe County in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan

Liang Xiang (1919-1989), first governor of Hainan

Ryazan, a Russian city about 200 km southeast of Moscow

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

Liangzihu, a district of Ezhou City [[鄂州市|鄂州市|E4 zhou1 Shi4]], Hubei

a violent or lawless person; a bully