頂樑柱

Chinese

		go against; most; peak go against; most; peak; top; to replace; to substitute; a measure word (use with "hat")	beam of roof	pillar
trad. (頂樑柱/頂梁柱)		頂	樑/梁	柱
simp. (顶梁柱)		顶	梁	柱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dǐngliángzhù

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄨˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dǐngliángzhù
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dǐngliángjhù
    • Wade–Giles: ting³-liang²-chu⁴
    • Yale: dǐng-lyáng-jù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diingliangjuh
    • Palladius: динлянчжу (dinljančžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dǐngliángzhùr
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄨˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dǐngliángjhùr
    • Wade–Giles: ting³-liang²-chu⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: dǐng-lyáng-jùr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diingliangjull
    • Palladius: динлянчжур (dinljančžur)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂuɻʷ⁵¹/

Noun

頂樑柱

1. (literally) key pillar that supports the beam
2. (figurative) pillar; backbone