| 梁架 | liáng jià | roof beam / rafters |  |
| 汗牛充栋 | hàn niú chōng dòng | lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom) / fig. many books |  |
| 满坑满谷 | mǎn kēng mǎn gǔ | (idiom) all over the place / in every nook and cranny / packed to the rafters | |
| 甍 |  méng | rafters supporting tiles / ridge of a roof | |
| 绕梁三日 | rào liáng sān rì | reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom) / fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice) | |
| 余音绕梁 | yú yīn rào liáng | reverberates around the rafters (idiom) / fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice) | |
| 余响绕梁 | yú xiǎng rào liáng | reverberates around the rafters (idiom) / fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice) | |
| 出头的椽子先烂 | chū tóu de chuán zi xiān làn | lit. rafters that jut out rot first (idiom) / fig. anyone who makes himself conspicuous will be targeted for attack | |
