created sense approved 栋梁/棟梁 · dòngliáng · ridgepole — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
栋梁 / 棟梁
dòngliáng
ridgepole
The ridgepole and main beams of a house; large timber used for building.
栋 (literal) → 栋/棟 · dòng · ridgepole 梁 (literal) → 梁 · liáng · beam
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 栋梁/棟梁 · dòngliáng · pillar of the state — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
栋梁 / 棟梁
dòngliáng
pillar of the state
A person of great ability capable of bearing heavy responsibility for an organization or country; a mainstay or pillar.
栋 (literal) → 栋/棟 · dòng · ridgepole 梁 (literal) → 梁 · liáng · beam
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition