绕 梁 三 日

rào liáng sān rìdictionary entry

reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom) / fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)

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Original source entry:

繞梁三日 绕梁三日 [rao4 liang2 san1 ri4] /reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)/

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Other forms in these source records: 繞梁三日

绕
rào
to wind / to coil (thread) / to rotate around / to spiral / to move around / to go round (an obstacle) / to by-pass / to make a detour / to confuse / to perplex / variant of 繞|绕[rào], to rotate around
梁
liáng
roof beam / beam (structure) / bridge
Liáng
Liang Dynasty (502–557) / Later Liang Dynasty (907–923) / surname Liang
三
sān
three / 3
Sān
surname San
日
rì
(bound form) sun / day / day of the month / (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本[Rì běn]) / (vulgar) to fuck / to have sex with

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