粱
liáng
Pinyin

Definition

粱
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liáng
  1. sorghum

Character Decomposition

Related Words (4)

高粱
gāo liáng
  1. 1 sorghum
  2. 2 common sorghum (Sorghum vulgare)
粱
liáng
  1. 1 sorghum
红高粱
hóng gāo liáng
  1. 1 red sorghum
黄粱梦
huáng liáng mèng
  1. 1 dream of golden millet
  2. 2 fig. illusions of wealth and glory
  3. 3 pipe dream

Sample Sentences

是啊，大陆导演张艺谋还将《红高粱》拍成了电影，在国际上获了不少奖呢，要说经典，这次获奖的《蛙》还真排不上号。
shì a ，dàlù dǎoyǎn Zhāng Yìmóu hái jiāng 《Hónggāoliáng 》pāi chéng le diànyǐng ，zài guójì shàng huò le bùshǎo jiǎng ne ，yào shuō jīngdiǎn ，zhècì huò jiǎng de 《Wā 》hái zhēn páibúshànghào 。
Yeah, mainland director Zhang Yimou even adapted Red Sorghum into a film, which won several international prizes. If you want to talk about classics, Frog really doesn't top the list.
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是啊，在我的印象中，莫言的成名作应该是《红高粱》、《丰乳肥臀》等作品。
shì a ，zài wǒ de yìnxiàng zhōng ，Mòyán de chéngmíngzuò yīnggāi shì 《Hónggāoliáng 》、《Fēngrǔféidún 》děng zuòpǐn 。
Yes, as I remember it, Mo Yan became famous for works like Red Sorghum and Big Breasts and Wide Hips.
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高粱酒
gāoliáojiǔ
A type of Bai Jiu popular in Taiwan.
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主任我们是什么交情？我可是看过你一口一杯高粱的，我杯子拿得手都痠了，就是要跟你这酒仙干一杯，叫这些后辈看看我们陈主任的海量。
zhǔrèn wǒmen shì shénme jiāoqíng ？wǒ kě shì kàn guò nǐ yìkǒu yì bēi gāoliáng de ，wǒ bēizi ná de shǒu dōu suān le ，jiùshì yào gēn nǐ zhè jiǔxiān gān yì bēi ，jiào zhèxiē hòubèi kàn kan wǒmen Chén zhǔrèn de hǎiliàng 。
Do you take me for a stranger? I've seen you down glasses of Gaoliang one after another. My hand is getting tired from holding my glass, but I insist on having a drink with the god of alcohol, to show these young ones the strength of Director Chen's alcohol tolerance.
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我想想啊......唉，有道菜我自己觉得不足为奇，但是有些人就觉得不可想象。你吃过醉虾吗？这是道上海名菜，就是把活蹦乱跳的河虾用高粱酒浸醉，趁虾醉的时候吃。我一直觉得这是人间美味，不过现在这么一说，还真是觉得有些变态。
wǒ xiǎngxiang ā ......āi ，yǒu dào cài wǒ zìjǐ juéde bùzúwéiqí ，dànshì yǒuxiērén jiù juéde bù kě xiǎngxiàng 。nǐ chī guo zuìxiā ma ？zhè shì dào Shànghǎi míngcài ，jiùshì bǎ huóbèngluàntiào de héhá yòng gāoliang jiǔ jìn zuì ，chèn há zuì de shíhou chī 。wǒ yīzhí juéde zhè shì rénjiān měiwèi ，bùguò xiànzài zhème yī shuō ，hái zhēnshì juéde yǒuxiē biàntài 。
Let me think...Hah, there's a dish that I don't think is that strange, but that a lot of people can't imagine. Have you eaten drunken shrimp? It's a famous Shanghainese dish. You bathe living, jumping shrimp in kaoliang grain liquor, and eat them when they're drunk. I've always thought it was heavenly, but talking about it this way, I feel it's a little weird.
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