乘涼

to cool off in the shade

surname Cheng

to ride / to mount / to make use of / to avail oneself of / to take advantage of / to multiply (math.) / Buddhist sect or creed

four horse military chariot (archaic) / four (archaic) / generic term for history books

old variant of 乘[cheng2]

(archaic) four horse military chariot / (archaic) four / generic term for history books

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)

cool / cold

to let sth cool down

lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom) / fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person

to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)