樑上君子
See also: 梁上君子
Chinese
beam of roof up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go uptrad. (樑上君子/梁上君子) 樑/梁 上 君子 simp. (梁上君子) 梁 上 君子 Literally: “gentleman on the roof beam”.
Etymology
From a story in the Book of the Later Han.
Pronunciation
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