膏粱

See also: 高粱

Chinese

ointment; paste millet
trad. (膏粱)
simp. #(膏粱)

Pronunciation


Noun

膏粱

  1. (literary) fatty meat and refined grain; rich food
  2. (literary, figurative) rich family; extravagant person

Derived terms

  • 膏粱之子
  • 膏粱厚味
  • 膏粱子弟
  • 膏粱文繡 / 膏粱文绣
  • 膏粱紈綺 / 膏粱纨绮
  • 膏粱錦繡 / 膏粱锦绣

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (膏粱):
  • Japanese: 膏粱(こうりょう) (kōryō)
  • Vietnamese: cao lương (膏粱)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

膏粱

  1. chữ Hán form of cao lương
    1. (agriculture) sorghum
    2. (only in compounds) rich food

Derived terms