梁朝伟

梁朝偉

LiángCháowěi

proper noun

Meanings

1 Tony Leung Chiu-wai (1962-), Hong Kong actor, five-time Hong Kong Film Award winner, Cannes Best Actor for 《花样年华》, star of Wong Kar-wai's canon

Characters

beam; surname Liang

dynasty; facing

Examples

梁朝伟是香港最伟大的演员之一。

Liángcháowěi shì Xiānggǎng zuì wěidà de yǎnyuán zhīyī.

Tony Leung is one of Hong Kong's greatest actors.

梁朝伟和张曼玉在《花样年华》里的表演令人难忘。

Liángcháowěi hé Zhāng Màn yù zài 《 Huāyàng Niánhuá 》 lǐ de biǎoyǎn lìngrén nánwàng.

Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung's performances in In the Mood for Love are unforgettable.

Tips

culture

There are two famous 梁朝伟s in Hong Kong cinema — this one (Tony Leung Chiu-wai, '小梁') is the softer, brooding one from 王家卫 films. The other, 梁家辉 (Tony Leung Ka-fai, '大梁'), is the rougher, more versatile one. Mainland audiences usually mean this 梁朝伟.

Stroke Order

梁 liáng

朝 cháo

伟 wěi