藍 (laam4 | lan2) : blue

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藍

laam4

lan2

[1] [adj] blue; indigo
[2] [n] indigo plant
[3] [n] a Chinese surname

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 18

Level: 1

Radical: 艸 (#140)

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

藍 / 蓝

Don't confuse with:
籃鹽

This word has been viewed 9875 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Nov 2014 10:07

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藍色 laam4 sik1 lan2 se4 = blue

藍圖 laam4 tou4 lan2 tu2 = blueprint

藍田 laam4 tin4 = Lam Tin (MTR station)

藍籌股 laam4 cau4 gu2 = blue-chip shares (on the stock exchange)

海軍藍 hoi2 gwan1 laam4 hai3 jun1 lan2 = navy blue

鮮藍色 sin1 laam4 sik1 = light/peacock blue

深藍色 sam1 laam4 sik1 = dark/navy blue

紫藍色 zi2 laam4 sik1 zi3 lan2 se4 = violet color

藍藍地 laam4 laam4*2 dei6*2 = bluish

寶藍 bou2 laam4 bao3 lan2 = sapphire blue, navy blue

天藍色 tin1 laam4 sik1 tian1 lan2 se4 = azure

藍色火焰 laam4 sik1 fo2 jim6 lan2 se4 huo3 yan4 = blue flame

藍領 laam4 leng5 lan2 ling3 = blue-collar workers

藍莓 laam4 mui4*2 lan2 mei2 = blueberry

藍寶石 laam4 bou2 sek6 lan2 bao3 shi2 = sapphire (the gemstone)

藍天白雲 laam4 tin1 baak6 wan4 = good weather

藍草莓 laam4 cou2 mui4*2 lan2 cao3 mei4 = blueberry

淺藍 cin2 laam4 qian3 lan2 = light blue

藍嬰 laam4 jing1 = a blue baby 粵

藍薑 laam4 goeng1 lan2 jiang1 = galangal 粵

藍轟轟 laam4 gwang3 gwang3 = blue-ish 粵

青出於藍勝於藍 cing1 ceot1 jyu1 laam4 sing3 jyu1 laam4 qing1 chu1 yu2 lan2 sheng4 yu2 lan2 = the student/disciple becomes better than the teacher/master

藍光碟 laam4 gwong1 dip6*2 lan2 guang1 die2 = blu ray disc

甘藍 gam1 laam4 gam1 lan2 = Chinese broccoli (kai-lan)

藍靛 laam4 din6 = indigo

藍精靈 laam4 zing1 ling4 lan2 jing1 ling2 = Smurfs; triazolam 粵

藍牙 laam4 ngaa4 lan2 ya2 = Bluetooth

藍藥水 laam4 joek6 seoi2 = Gentian violet

藍花 laam4 faa1 lan2 hua1 = (mahjong) the set of blue flowers

藍芽 laam4 ngaa4 lan2 ya2 = Bluetooth

藍山 laam4 saan1 lan2 shan1 = Lanshan (place in Hunan)

青出於藍 cing1 ceot1 jyu1 laam4 qing1 chu1 yu2 lan2 = the student surpasses the teacher

藍牙技術 laam4 ngaa4 gei6 seot6 lan2 ya2 ji4 shu4 = Bluetooth technology (common formation)

蔚藍海岸 wai3 laam4 hoi2 ngon6 wei4 lan2 hai3 an4 = the french riviera

藍田隧道 laam4 tin4 seoi6 dou6 lan2 tian2 sui4 dao4 = Eastern Harbour Tunnel (Lam Tin Tunnel)

藍妹 laam4 mui6*2 = Blue Girl Beer

藍調 laam4 diu6 lan2 diao4 = blues

掛藍燈籠 gwaa3 laam4 dang1 lung4 = a member-to-be in a triad society who has not yet been inducted 粵

藍草音樂 laam4 cou2 jam1 ngok6 lan2 cao3 yin1 yue4 = Bluegrass music

節奏藍調 zit3 zau3 laam4 diu6 jie2 zou4 lan2 diao4 = Rhythm and Blues

板藍根 baan2 laam4 gan1 ban3 lan2 gen1 = indigo woad root (TCM)

紅白藍袋 hung4 baak6 laam4 doi6*2 hong2 bai2 lan2 dai4 = Red-White-Blue bag

藍正龍 laam4 zing1 lung4 lan2 zheng1 long2 = Blue Lan (a.k.a, Lan Zheng Long)

藍比克啤酒 laam4 bei2 hak1 be1 zau2 = lambic (beer) (common formation)

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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