梁上君子 in English liang2 shang4 jun1 zi3 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) the gentleman on the roof beam
• metaphorically a thief

Pinyin

liang2 shang4 jun1 zi3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

梁liang2Liang Dynasty (502-557) 上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] 君jun1monarch 子zi5son