挑大樑

Chinese

		incite; carry on a pole; choose	main beam of a house; mainstay
trad. (挑大樑)		挑	大樑
simp. (挑大梁)		挑	大梁

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiǎo dàliáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tiǎo dàliáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tiǎo dàliáng
    • Wade–Giles: tʻiao³ ta⁴-liang²
    • Yale: tyǎu dà-lyáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: teau dahliang
    • Palladius: тяо далян (tjao daljan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

Verb

挑大樑

1. to play a key role; to bear a major responsibility