挑大梁

to play a leading role / to bear a heavy responsibility

to carry on a shoulder pole / to choose / to pick / to nitpick

to raise / to dig up / to poke / to prick / to incite / to stir up

see 大夫[dai4 fu5]

big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

capital of Wei 魏 during Warring states / CL:根[gen1]

Liang Dynasty (502-557) / Later Liang Dynasty (907-923) / surname Liang

roof beam / beam (structure) / bridge

variant of 梁[liang2]