| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 栋 | 棟 | dòng | dong4 | classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old) | ||
| 2 | 碧檐朱栋 | 碧檐朱棟 | bì yán zhū dòng | bi4 yan2 zhu1 dong4 | green eaves and vermilion pillars (idiom) | ||
| 3 | 雕梁画栋 | 雕梁畫棟 | diāo liáng huà dòng | diao1 liang2 hua4 dong4 | richly ornamented (building) | ||
| 4 | 栋梁 | 棟梁 | dòng liáng | dong4 liang2 | ridgepole; ridgepole and beams; person able to bear heavy responsibility; mainstay (of organization); pillar (of state) | ||
| 5 | 栋折榱崩 | 棟折榱崩 | dòng zhé cuī bēng | dong4 zhe2 cui1 beng1 | The country is in a state of ruin. (idiom) | ||
| 6 | 独栋 | 獨棟 | dú dòng | du2 dong4 | (of a building) detached | ||
| 7 | 汗牛充栋 | 汗牛充棟 | hàn niú chōng dòng | han4 niu2 chong1 dong4 | lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom); fig. many books | ||
| 8 | 画栋雕梁 | 畫棟雕梁 | huà dòng diāo liáng | hua4 dong4 diao1 liang2 | a richly ornamented building (idiom) | ||
| 9 | 吴作栋 | 吳作棟 | wú zuò dòng | Wu2 Zuo4 dong4 | Goh Chok Tong (1941-), Singapore businessman and politician, prime minister 1990-2004 |
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