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兰 (蘭)

lán

Definition

orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)
fragrant
fragrance
fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei)
lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (3)

soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad

fence; railing; hurdle; column (of text or other data); box (of text or other data)

to stop; to hold back; to bar; to hinder; to obstruct; to block (sb's path); to flag down (a taxi)

Related words (51)

close friendship; a meeting of minds

rum (beverage) (loanword)

a lady's room (honorific)

your son (honorific)

a beautiful speech or piece of writing; your beautiful article (honorific)

(lit.) boat made of lily magnolia wood; poetic term for boat

cymbidium; orchid

intimate conversation

(lit.) directory of orchids; (fig.) genealogical record (esp. exchanged between sworn brothers)

a lady's room (honorific)

(lit.) orchids and musk; (fig.) sweet perfumes

lambda (Greek letter Λλ)

lambda (Greek letter Λλ)

rum (beverage) (loanword)

hand gesture in traditional dances (joined thumb and middle finger, the rest extended)

lán yīn xù guǒ

starts well but ends in separation (of marital relations)

lán cuī yù zhé

premature death of a budding talent; those whom the Gods love die young

orchid; fragrant thoroughwort; (botany) Eupatorium fortunei; Herba Eupatorii (used in Chinese medicine)

hanging orchid (Chlorophytum comosum); bracket plant

dram (1⁄16 ounce) (loanword)

hanging orchid (Chlorophytum comosum); bracket plant

lily magnolia (Magnolia liliflora)

flange (loanword)

(lit.) iris and orchid; (fig.) exalted sentiments; (expr. of praise for noble character, beautiful surrounding, future prospects etc)

profound friendship; sworn brotherhood

lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)

fèng yǎn lán

water hyacinth

shuāng ruǐ lán

double-stamen orchid (Diplandrorchis sinica S.C. Chen), an endangered species

scarlet kafir lily; Clivia miniata (botany)

marjoram (Origanum majorana)

magnolia

flannel (loanword); Taiwan pr. [fa4 lan2 rong2]

magnolia

liú lán xiāng

spearmint

brandy (loanword)

honeydew melon

violet (botany)

parsley

snow pea

xiè zhuǎ lán

holiday cactus

broccoli

(lit.) directory of golden orchids; (fig.) genealogical record (esp. exchanged between sworn brothers)

xiāng zǐ lán

vanilla; Vanilla planifolia

xiāng cǎo lán

vanilla (Vanilla planifolia)

iris; Iris tectorum

yì jié jīn lán

to be close friends

zǐ luó lán sè

violet (color)

jiè lán niú ròu

beef with broccoli

sū gé lán mào

bonnet

三色紫罗兰

sān sè zǐ luó lán

pansy

Idioms (5)

lán ài tóng fén

(lit.) to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom); fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common; the rain falls on the just and unjust alike

zhī lán zhī shì

(lit.) a room with irises and orchids (idiom); fig. in wealthy and pleasant company

zhī lán yù shù

(lit.) orchids and jade trees (idiom); fig. a child with splendid future prospects

cǎi lán zèng sháo

(lit.) pick orchids and present peonies (idiom); fig. presents between lovers

jīn lán zhī jiāo

intimate friendship (idiom)

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