爛 (laan6 | lan4) : rotten; worn-out

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爛

laan6

lan4

[1] rotten; decayed; decomposed
[2] worn-out; torn; broken
[3] (cooking) soft; mushy; pappy
[4] messy; disorderly; jumbled
[5] bright; bright-coloured; brilliant
[6] thoroughly; completely; utterly
[7] [粵] cheesy; crummy; lacking style
[8] [粵] addicted to; crave for

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Stroke count: 21

Level: 2

Radical: 火 (#86)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

爛 / 烂

This word has been viewed 14336 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jan 2011 00:54

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爛咗 laan6 zo2 = broken, fallen apart (physically) 粵

打爛咗 daa2 laan6 zo2 = broken (as a result of an impact) 粵

打爛 daa2 laan6 = to break 粵

爛癮 laan6 jan5 = having a strong addiction (e.g., to a hobby) 粵

燦爛 caan3 laan6 can4 lan4 = glittering; bright; magnificent; splendid

腐爛 fu6 laan6 fu3 lan4 = rotten

破爛 po3 laan6 po4 lan4 = ragged

爛牙 laan6 ngaa4 = bad/decayed tooth, cavity

爛賬 laan6 zoeng3 = indiscriminate borrowing; overdrawn/bad account

爛銅爛鐵 laan6 tung4 laan6 tit3 = metal scrap

爛蓉蓉 laan6 jung4 jung4 = foul

爛飯 laan6 faan6 = rice cooked too long

爛仔 laan6 zai2 = thug, villain, bully, goon 粵

爛口 laan6 hau2 lan4 kou3 = obscene language; foul-mouthed 粵

爛口鬼 laan6 hau2 gwai2 = foul-mouthed, a potty mouth

死纏爛打 sei2 cin4 laan6 daa2 = obsess

整爛 zing2 laan6 = to damage (externally; regardless of means)

爛溶溶 laan6 jung4 jung4 = ragged; worn away to nothing

劈爛 pek3 laan6 = to split; to rend

霉霉爛爛 mui4 mui4 laan6 laan6 = worn out, rotten

爛熔熔 laan6 jung4 jung4 = worn out, rotten

熔熔爛爛 jung4 jung4 laan6 laan6 = worn out, rotten

搞爛GAG gaau2 laan6 gek1 = making crappy jokes 粵

霉爛 mui4 laan6 = mouldy, rotten

爛市 laan6 si5 = unsellable goods 粵

爛湴 laan6 baan6 = mud 粵

發爛渣 faat3 laan6 zaa2 = throw a tantrum 粵

爛賭 laan6 dou2 lan4 du3 = addictive gambling 粵

千揀萬揀,揀着個爛燈盞 cin1 gaan2 maan6 gaan2 ,gaan2 zoek6 go3 laan6 dang1 zaan2 = to make a bad choice out of a large number of options (esp with a wife)

粗口爛舌 cou1 hau2 laan6 sit6 = vulgar

打爛齋鉢 daa2 laan6 zaai1 but3 = to break a resolution because of a lack of self-discipline 粵

抵到爛 dai2 dou3 laan6 = at a very cheap price

罨爛 ap1 laan6 = leave sth covered up too long to be rotten 粵

男人四十一枝花，女人四十爛茶渣 naam4 jan4*2 sei3 sap6 jat1 zi1 faa1, neoi5 jan4*2 sei3 sap3 laan6 caa4 zaa1 = men at age 40 blossom like flowers, women at age 40 are nothing but used tea leaves

發爛苲 faat3 laan6 zaa3*2 = throw a tantrum 粵

茸茸爛爛 jung4 jung4 laan6 laan6 = broken, falling apart

無穿無爛 mou4 cyun1 mou4 laan6 = still in good condition 粵

冇穿冇爛 mou5 cyun1 mou5 laan6 = everything is okay; still in good condition 粵

爛泥 laan6 nai4 lan4 ni2 = mud, slime, slush, ooze

破銅爛鐵 po3 tung4 laan6 tit3 = metal scrap

屙爛屎 o1 laan6 si2 = to have diarrhea 粵

黑口爛面 hak1 hau2 laan6 min6 = very angry, pissed off (also 黑口黑面) 粵

爛數 laan6 sou3 = bad debts

爛茸茸 laan6 jung4 jung4 = ragged 粵

𢱕爛 dap6 laan6 = to smash into pieces 粵

爛船拆埋都有三斤釘 laan6 syun4 caak3 maai4 dou1 jau5 saam1 gan1 deng1 = a rich and influential man at his lowest is still better off than the poor 粵

頂爛市 ding2 laan6 si5 = drive down the market 粵

爛叻 laan6*2 lek1 = variant of 讕叻粵

爛佬 laan6 lou2 = a villain 粵

打爛飯碗 daa2 laan6 faan6 wun2 = lose a job 粵

酸宿爛臭 syun1 suk1 laan6 cau3 = describes an ill-smelling sour stench 粵

爛鬼 laan6 gwai2 = [1] a bad guy; a hoodlum [2] useless, cheap (lit., "rotten ghost") 粵

爛漫 laan6 maan6 lan4 man4 = unaffected and behaving naturally

爛賭二 laan6 dou2 ji6*2 = a gambling addict 粵

死充爛充 sei2 cung1 laan6 cung1 = to bluff; act deceptively:

爛喊貓 laan6 haam3 maau1 lan4 han3 mao1 = cry baby 粵

三寸不爛之舌 saam1 cyun3 bat1 laan6 zi1 sit6 san1 cun4 bu2 lan4 zhi1 she2 = to have a way with words; a glib tongue 國

爛爆 laan6 baau3 lan4 bao4 = bad; lousy; crappy; crummy; bad quality; to suck 粵

滾瓜爛熟 gwan2 gwaa1 laan6 suk6 gun3 gua1 lan4 shu2 = to thoroughly memorize sth.

死蛇爛鱔 sei2 se4 laan6 sin5 = lazy like a dead snake 粵

打爛齋缽 daa2 laan6 zaai1 but3 da3 lan4 zhai1 bo1 = unable to maintain self-discipline; fail to follow through with one's resolution 粵

漚爛 au3 laan6 ou4 lan4 = let sth. sit around until it gets mouldy,stale,mildewy or musty and finally goes to ruin 粵

爛瞓豬 laan6 fan3 zyu1 lan4 fen3 zhu1 = a lazy person that doesn't want to get out of bed 粵

糜爛 mei4 laan6 mi2 lan4 = erosion, dissipated

爛尾 laan6 mei5 = an abandoned project 粵

焦頭爛額 ziu1 tau4 laan6 ngaak6 jiao1 tou2 lan4 e2 = badly battered; in terrible shape

爛茶渣 laan6 caa4 zaa1 lan4 cha2 zha1 = women over thirty

打爛砂盆問到篤 daa2 laan6 saa1 pun4 man6 dou3 duk1 = seek after truth 粵

冤崩爛臭 jyun1 bang1 laan6 cau3 = variant of 葾崩爛臭粵

爛頭島 laan6 tau4 dou2 lan4 tou2 dao3 = lautau island; lautau

爛鬼結他 laan6 gwai2 git3 taa1 = broken guitar 粵

爛gag laan6 gek1 = an extremely cheesy joke; a gag 粵

爛泥扶唔上壁 laan6 nai4 fu4 m4 soeng5 bik3 = a silk purse cannot be made out of a sow's ear 粵

絢爛 hyun3 laan6 xuan4 lan4 = splendid; gorgeous

爛船都有三斤釘 laan6 syun4 dou1 jau5 saam1 gan1 deng1 lan4 chuan2 dou1 you3 san1 jin1 ding1 = appear to be broke, yet have backup funds 粵

爛身爛世 laan6 san1 laan6 sai3 lan4 shen1 lan4 shi4 = shabbily dressed 粵

葾崩爛臭 jyun1 bang1 laan6 cau3 = extremely stinky 粵

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嗰隻碟打爛咗粵
That plate is broken.
[打爛咗 implies the breakage is as a result of being dropped or smashed.]

燦爛的未來。國
A bright future.

燦爛嘅未來。粵
A bright future.

唔好搞爛gag 啦! 粵
Stop making crappy jokes.

天真爛漫的孩子們過著無憂無慮的生活
Innocent children, unaffected by the surroundings, live without a worry in the world.

踢咗兩場波﹐爛咗兩個波。粵
We've got two soccer balls burst after two games.
[兩場波 and 兩個波 are both patterned as 'numeral + measure + noun'. However, 場 is a verb measure that quantifies the verb 踢 whereas 個 is a noun measure (or classifier) that modifies the noun 波.]

點解你洗嚫碗都打爛嘢㗎？
Why is it that every time you wash dishes you break something?
[[粵] V-嚫 ... 都... Pattern the means every time someone does something, such and such will happen.]

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