膏粱

See also: 高粱

Chinese

		ointment; paste	millet
trad. (膏粱)		膏	粱
simp. #(膏粱)		膏	粱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāoliáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ loeng⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāoliáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaoliáng
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-liang²
    • Yale: gāu-lyáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gauliang
    • Palladius: гаолян (gaoljan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 膏粱 高梁 高樑／高梁 高粱 高涼／高凉

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gou¹ loeng⁴
    • Yale: gōu lèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ loeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ lêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ lœːŋ²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 膏粱 高梁 高樑／高梁 高粱

Noun

膏粱

1. (literary) fatty meat and refined grain; rich food
2. (literary, figurative) rich family; extravagant person

Derived terms

• 膏粱之子
• 膏粱厚味
• 膏粱子弟
• 膏粱文繡／膏粱文绣
• 膏粱紈綺／膏粱纨绮
• 膏粱錦繡／膏粱锦绣

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (膏粱):

• → Japanese: 膏粱(こうりょう) (kōryō)
• → Vietnamese: cao lương (膏粱)