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Trad. 涼
- the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)
Trad. 五涼
- the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)
Trad. 涼快
- pleasantly cool (weather etc)
- to cool oneself; to cool off
- (Tw) (slang) (of clothing) scanty; revealing
- (coll.) to stay out of it; to butt out
Trad. 涼拌
- to dress cold food with sauce
- (slang) there's not much you can do about it (wordplay using 拌[ban4] instead of its homophone 辦|办[ban4])
Trad. 涼涼
- slightly cold
- cool
- (neologism) (slang) to be done for
- about to be obliterated
- (of a place or a person) desolate
Trad. 涼蓆
- summer sleeping mat (e.g. of woven split bamboo)
- CL:張|张[zhang1],領|领[ling3]
Trad. 平涼市
- Pingliang, prefecture-level city in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]
Trad. 涼城縣
- Liangcheng, a county in Ulanqab City 烏蘭察布市|乌兰察布市[Wu1 lan2 cha2 bu4 Shi4], Inner Mongolia
Trad. 涼山州
- see 涼山彝族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
Trad. 涼州區
- Liangzhou, a district of Wuwei City 武威市[Wu3 wei1 Shi4], Gansu
Trad. 人走茶涼
- lit. when people leave, the tea cools (idiom)
- fig. when sb is no longer in a position of power, others cease to care about him
Trad. 說風涼話
- to sneer
- to make cynical remarks
- sarcastic talk
Trad. 羅馬涼鞋
- Roman sandals
- ankle-strap sandals
Trad. 世態炎涼
- the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)
Trad. 涼了半截
- felt a chill (in one's heart)
- (one's heart) sank
Trad. 手搭涼棚
- to shade one's eyes with one's hand
Trad. 心靜自然涼
- a calm heart keeps you cool (idiom)
Trad. 倒吸一口涼氣
- to gasp (with amazement or shock etc)
- to feel a chill run down one's spine
- to have one's hairs stand on end
Trad. 黃花菜都涼了
- lit. the dishes are cold (idiom)
- fig. to arrive late; to take one's sweet time
Trad. 喝涼水都塞牙
- (coll.) to be out of luck
Trad. 涼山彝族自治州
- Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3]
Trad. 大樹底下好乘涼
- lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
- fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
Trad. 前人栽樹，後人乘涼
- to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)