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橋梁

橋梁

See also: 桥梁 and 橋樑

Chinese

		bridge	beam of roof; bridge
trad. (橋梁/橋樑)		橋	梁/樑
simp. (桥梁)		桥	梁

Noun

橋梁

(literally) bridge (structure connecting two places) (Classifier: 座)
(figuratively) bridge (something or someone which facilitates communication or creates a connection between two things) (Classifier: 座)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
橋	梁
Grade: 3	Jinmeiyō

Noun

橋梁 ‎(hiragana きょうりょう, romaji kyōryō)

bridge

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qiáoliáng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kiu⁴ loeng⁴
Min Nan (POJ): kiô-niû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiáoliáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyauliang
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kiu⁴ loeng⁴
  - Yale: kìuh lèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kiu⁴ loeng⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰiːu̯²¹ lœːŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiô-niû
  - Tâi-lô: kiô-niû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kioiniuu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiɤ²⁴⁻²² niu²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɤ²⁴⁻²² niu²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɤ¹³⁻²² niu¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kio²⁴⁻¹¹ niu²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɤ²³⁻³³ niu²³/