樑木

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Chinese

beam of roof tree; wood
trad. (樑木/梁木) 樑/梁 木
simp. (梁木) 梁 木

Etymology

(to have a grudge; to nurse a grievance): From Matthew 7:3–4.

為甚麼看見你弟兄眼中有刺，卻不想自己眼中有梁木呢？你自己眼中有梁木，怎能對你弟兄說，容我去掉你眼中的刺呢？
为什么看见你弟兄眼中有刺，却不想自己眼中有梁木呢？你自己眼中有梁木，怎能对你弟兄说，容我去掉你眼中的刺呢？
From: Matthew 7, Bible Chinese Union Version, English translation: New International Version
Wèishènme kànjiàn nǐ dìxiōng yǎnzhōng yǒu cì, què bùxiǎng zìjǐ yǎnzhōng yǒu liángmù ne? Nǐ zìjǐ yǎnzhōng yǒu liángmù, zěnnéng duì nǐ dìxiōng shuō, róng wǒ qùdiào nǐ yǎnzhōng de cì ne?
Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye?

Pronunciation

Noun

樑木

  1. (figuratively) pillar; mainstay

Verb

樑木

  1. (Internet slang) to have a grudge; to nurse a grievance
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