梁上君子 liáng shàng jūn zǐ

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

梁 liáng
HSK 6
bridge; beam; rafters; surname
上 shàng
HSK 1
top; superior, highest; go up, send up
君 jūn
HSK 6
sovereign, monarch, ruler, chief, prince
子 zǐ
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch