梁上君子 liáng shàng jūn zǐ

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 85030th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
梁 liáng HSK 6
beam (structure); roof beam; bridge
上 shàng HSK 1
to go up; on top; above
君 jūn HSK 6
lord; ruler; monarch
子 zǐ HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child