橋樑

See also: 橋梁 and 桥梁

Chinese

		bridge	beam of roof
trad. (橋樑/橋梁)		橋	樑/梁
simp. (桥梁)		桥	梁

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiáoliáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kiu⁴ loeng⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kiô-niû / kiô-niô͘

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gio⁵ nion⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiáoliáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciáoliáng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiao²-liang²
    • Yale: chyáu-lyáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyauliang
    • Palladius: цяолян (cjaoljan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kiu⁴ loeng⁴
    • Yale: kìuh lèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kiu⁴ loeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: kiu⁴ lêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːu̯²¹ lœːŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiô-niû
    • Tâi-lô: kiô-niû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kioiniuu
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /kio²⁴⁻²² niũ²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kio²⁴⁻¹¹ niũ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɤ²³⁻³³ niũ²³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiô-niô͘
    • Tâi-lô: kiô-niôo
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kio¹³⁻²² niɔ̃¹³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gio⁵ nion⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiô niôⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kio⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nĩõ⁵⁵/

Note: gio5 nion5 - Shantou.

Noun

橋樑

1. (literal) bridge (structure connecting two places) (Classifier: 座 m)
2. (figurative) bridge (something or someone which facilitates communication or creates a connection between two things) (Classifier: 座 m)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 橋 (“bridge”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		樑, 橋
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		橋, 橋樑
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	橋
	Taiwan	橋
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	橋
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	橋
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	橋
	Wuhan	橋
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	橋
	Hefei	橋
Cantonese	Guangzhou	橋
	Hong Kong	橋
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	橋
	Macau	橋
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	橋
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	橋
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	橋
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	橋
	Foshan	橋
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	橋
	Foshan (Shunde)	橋
	Foshan (Sanshui)	橋
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	橋
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	橋
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	橋
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	橋
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	橋
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	橋
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	橋
	Taishan	橋
	Kaiping (Chikan)	橋
	Enping (Niujiang)	橋
	Heshan (Yayao)	橋
	Dongguan	橋
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	橋
	Yangjiang	橋
Gan	Nanchang	橋
Hakka	Meixian	橋
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	橋
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	橋
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	橋
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	橋
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	橋
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	橋
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	橋
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	橋
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	橋
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	橋
Jin	Taiyuan	橋
Northern Min	Jian'ou	橋
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	橋
Southern Min	Xiamen	橋
	Manila (Hokkien)	橋
	Chaozhou	橋
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	橋
Wu	Suzhou	橋
	Wenzhou	橋
Xiang	Changsha	橋
	Shuangfeng	橋

Related terms

• 大橋／大桥 (dàqiáo)