xuán​liáng

to hang from a beam

  • created reference approved 悬梁/懸梁 → 头悬梁,锥刺股/頭懸梁,錐刺股 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    悬梁 / 懸梁 xuán​liáng

    头悬梁,锥刺股 / 頭懸梁,錐刺股 tóu​xuán​liáng​zhuī​cì​gǔ

    see

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  • created sense approved 悬梁/懸梁 · xuán​liáng · to hang from a beam — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    悬梁 / 懸梁

    xuán​liáng

    to hang from a beam

    to hang from a ceiling beam; most commonly used to describe hanging oneself as a form of suicide

    悬, 梁

    悬 (literal) → 悬/懸 · xuán · to hang 梁 (literal) → 梁 · liáng · beam

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  • created sense approved 悬梁/懸梁 · xuán​liáng · to study hard — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    悬梁 / 懸梁

    xuán​liáng

    to study hard

    (literary) to study with great diligence; refers to the idiom [[头悬梁,锥刺股|頭懸梁,錐刺股|tou2 xuan2 liang2 zhui1 ci4 gu3]] where one ties their hair to a beam to prevent falling asleep

    悬 (literal) → 悬/懸 · xuán · to hang 梁 (literal) → 梁 · liáng · beam

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