余音绕梁

Traditional: 餘音繞梁

yú yīn rào liáng

Dictionary entry

reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)

What does 余音绕梁 mean?

余音绕梁 (yú yīn rào liáng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)

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余Yúsurname Yu 音yīnsound · noise 绕ràoto wind · to coil (thread)梁LiángLiang Dynasty (502–557) · Later Liang Dynasty (907–923)

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How to pronounce 余音绕梁

余音绕梁

yú yīn rào liáng

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