栋梁之材
dòng​liáng​zhī​cái

mainstay

  • created reference approved 栋梁之材/棟梁之材 → 名 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    栋梁之材 / 棟梁之材 dòng​liáng​zhī​cái

    名 míng

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 栋梁之材/棟梁之材 · dòng​liáng​zhī​cái · mainstay — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    栋梁之材 / 棟梁之材

    dòng​liáng​zhī​cái

    mainstay

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

    栋梁 (literal) → 栋梁/棟梁 · dòng​liáng · pillar of the state 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 材 (literal) → 材 · cái · talent

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 栋梁之材/棟梁之材 · dòng​liáng​zhī​cái · building timber — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    栋梁之材 / 棟梁之材

    dòng​liáng​zhī​cái

    building timber

    High-quality wood suitable for use as main beams and pillars in building a house

    栋梁 (literal) → 栋梁/棟梁 · dòng​liáng · ridgepole 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 材 (literal) → 材 · cái · material

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense