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梁上君子

Mandarin · pinyin liáng shàng jūn zǐ

lit. the gentleman on the roof beam
fig. a thief

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梁: liáng · bridge; beam; rafters; surname
上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
君: jūn · sovereign, monarch, ruler, chief, prince
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch

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2–4–1–3 · liang2 shang4 jun1 zi3

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loeng4 soeng6 gwan1 zi2

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