梁上君子
liáng​shàng​jūn​zǐ

burglar

  • created reference approved 梁上君子 → 个/個 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    梁上君子 liáng​shàng​jūn​zǐ

    个 / 個 gè

    classifier

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 梁上君子 · liáng​shàng​jūn​zǐ · burglar — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    梁上君子

    liáng​shàng​jūn​zǐ

    burglar

    Literally 'gentleman on the roof beam'; a polite or humorous way to refer to a thief or cat burglar.

    梁 (literal) → 梁 · liáng · beam 上 (bound) → 上 · shang · on 君子 (literal) → 君子 · jūn​zǐ · gentleman

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

    created sense