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  laan4   jyutping
  lan2   pinyin
[n]orchid; [adj] elegant, graceful

Stroke count: 23
Level: 3
Radical: (#140)

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

This word has been viewed 18734 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  laan4 kau3  lan2 kou4 = Lancôme, French cosmetics brand
detail  laan4 faa1  lan2 hua1 = orchid
detail  muk6 laan4  mu4 lan2 = magnolia, Mulan
detail  gim3 laan4  jian4 lan2 = gladiolus
detail  jing1 gaak3 laan4  ying1 ge2 lan2 = England
detail  sou1 gaak3 laan4  su1 ge2 lan2 = Scotland
detail  bak1 oi3 ji5 laan4   = Northern Ireland
detail  baak6 laan4*1 dei6*2  bai2 lan2 di4 = brandy
detail  gaai3 laan4*2  gai4 lan2 = Chinese kale; Chinese broccoli
detail 西  nau5/nau2 sai1 laan4  niu3 xi1 lan2 = New Zealand
detail 西  sai1 laan4 faa1  xi1 lan2 hua1 = broccoli
detail  ji1 si1 laan4 gaau3  yi1 si1 lan2 jiao4 = Islam; Muslim
detail  ho4 laan4*1  he2 lan2 = The Netherlands (Holland)
detail  fan1 laan4  fen1 lan2 = Finland
detail  oi3 ji5 laan4  ai4 er3 lan2 = Ireland
detail 西  san1 sai1 laan4  xin1 xi1 lan2 = New Zealand
detail  bo1 laan4  bo1 lan2 = Poland
detail  ji1 si1 laan4  yi1 si1 lan2 = Islam, Islamic; Muslim; Mohammedan
detail  gaa1 dak6 lei6 aa3 laan4  jia1 te4 li4 ya3/4 (Taiwan/PRC) lan2 = cattleya (commonly grown orchid plant)
detail  bat6 laan4*1 dei2  ba2 lan2 di4 = brandy
detail  mai5 zai2 laan4   = Chinese perfume tree (Agraia Odorata)
detail  gaai3 laan4 faa1   = broccoli
detail  ho4 laan4*1 dau6*2  he2 lan2 dou4 = snow peas
detail  wu4 dip6 laan4  hu2 die2 lan2 = butterfly orchid
detail  laan4 gwai3 fong1  lan2 gui4 fang1 = Lan Kwai Fong (Area/Street), Central, Hong Kong
detail  zi2 lo4 laan4   = violet (flower)
detail  saam1 sik1 zi2 lo4 laan4  san1 se4 zi3 luo2 lan2 = pansy (flower)
detail  gaai3 laan4*2 ngau4 juk6  jie4 lan2 niu2 rou4 = beef with broccoli
detail 西  faat3 laan4 sai1  fa4 lan2 xi1 (Taiwan), fa3 lan2 xi1 (PRC) = France
detail  bak1 ho4 laan4*1  bei3 he2 lan3 = Noord Holland
detail  naam4 ho4 laan4*1  nan2 he2 lan2 = Zuid Holland
detail  ji1 si1 laan4 ling5 zau6   = mullahs
detail  laan4 mou5 zau2   = rum (a type of alcoholic drink)
detail  lung4 sit6 laan4 zau2   = tequila
detail  faat3 laan4 hak1 fuk1 coeng4*2  fa3 lan2 ke4 fu2 chang2 = Frankfurt sausage
detail  faat3 laan4 jung4*2   = flannel
detail  fan1 laan4 zing1 hei3 juk6   = sauna steam bath
detail  ho4 laan4*1 jan4   = a person from Holland
detail  ho4 laan4*1 zyu1  he2 lan2 zhu1 = guinea pig
detail  syun3 jung4 gaai3 laan4*2  suan4 rong2 gai4 lan2 = stir-fried Chinese broccoli with minced garlic
detail  ji1 si1 laan4 wui4 gaau3   = [n] Islam
detail  pui3 laan4  pei4 lan2 = orchid; fragant thoroughwort; (bot.) Eupatorium fortunei; (tcm) Herba Eupatorii
detail  ho4 laan4*1 ngau4  he2 lan2 niu2 = Holstein (cattle)
detail  ho4 laan4*1 syu4*2   = a potato
detail  fei1 zau1 zi2 lo4 laan4   = Saintpaulia ionantha (African violet)
detail  hoeng1 gong2 muk6 laan4  xiang1 gang3 mu4 lan2 = Magnolia championi (Hong Kong magnolia)
detail  ho4 laan4*1 seoi2   = soft drink; soda; pop
detail  ho4 laan4*1 seoi2 goi3   = (slang) decoration, honor, honour, insignia, medal; (lit.) a bottle cap
detail  baak6 laan4*1 dei6*2 bui1   = a brandy snifter (common formation)
detail  mai5 laan4 faa1   = Chinese perfume tree (Agraia Odorata)
detail  gaai3 laan4*2 caau2 ngau4 juk6  gai4 lan2 chao3 niu2 rou4 = stir-fry beef and (Chinese) broccoli
detail  aa3 laan4 maai6 zyu1   = to sell something under price, because you lost some chance
detail  maa5 tai4 laan4   = calla lily
detail 西  faat3 laan4 sai1 do1 si6*2   = French toast
detail  ji6 git3 gam1 laan4  yi4 jie1 jin1 lan2 = swear eternal frienship
detail  ling4 laan4   = Lily of the Valley
detail  si1 wai1 si6 laan4  si1 wei1 shi4 lan2 = Swaziland
detail  laai1 pou2 laan4  la1 pu3 lan2 = Lapland
detail  man6 loi4 daat6 lou5 saat3 laan4 gwok3  wen2 lai2 da2 lu3 sa4 lan2 guo2 = Brunei Darussalam
detail  ji1 long5 ji1 si1 laan4 gung6 wo4 gwok3  yi1 lang3 yi1 si1 lan2 gong4 he2 guo2 = Islamic Republic of Iran
detail  si1 lei5 laan4 kaa1  si1 li3 lan2 ka3 = Sri Lanka
detail  wu1 hak1 laan4  wu1 ke4 lan2 = Ukraine
detail  daai6 bat1 lit6 din1 kap6 bak1 oi3 ji5 laan4 lyun4 hap6 wong4 gwok3  da4 bu4 lie4 dian1 ji2 bei3 ai4 er3 lan2 lian2 he2 wang2guo2 = United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (common formation)
detail  jing1 gaak3 laan4 zuk1 zung2 bui1 kyut3 coi3  ying1 ge2 lan2 zu2 zong3 bei1 jue2 sai4 = English FA Cup final
detail  jing1 gaak3 laan4 ciu1 kap1 lyun4 coi3  ying1 ge2 lan2 chao1 ji2 lian2 sai4 = English Premier League, EPL
detail  siu2 cong1 laan4  xiao3 cang1 lan2 = freesia
detail  ou3 haak1 laan4  ao4 ke4 lan2 = Auckland (New Zealand); Oakland (California) U. S.
detail  faat3 laan4 haak1 fuk1  fa3 lan2 ke4 fu2 = Frankfurt
detail 西  nau2 sai1 laan4 zi2   = New Zealand Dollar
detail  laan4 zau1  lan2 zhou1 = Lanzhou
detail  maa5 lei5 laan4 zau1  ma3 li3 lan2 zhou1 = Maryland, USA
detail  maa5 lei5 laan4  ma3 li3 lan2 = Maryland, USA
detail  ho2 laan4 ging1  ke3 lan2 jing1 = the Koran
detail  bo1 laan4 dik1  bo1 lan2 de5 = Polish
detail  oi3 ji5 laan4 dik1  ai4 er3 lan2 de5 = [adj] Irish
detail  ji1 si1 laan4 bou2  yi1 si1 lan2 bao3 = Islamabad
detail  ji1 si1 laan4 sing3 zin3 zou2 zik1  yi1 si1 lan2 sheng4 zhan4 zu3 zhi1 = Islamic Jihad (Palestinian armed faction)
detail  dak1 hak1 laan4  de2 hei1 lan2 = Tehran
detail  oi3 ji5 laan4 jan4  ai4 er3 lan2 ren2 = an Irishman
detail  oi3 ji5 laan4 jyu5  ai4 er3 lan2 yu3 = the Irish language
detail  bo1 laan4 jan4  bo1 lan2 ren2 = a Polish person, a Pole
detail  bo1 laan4 jyu5  bo1 lan2 yu3 = Polish (language)
detail  aa3 dak6 laan4 daai6  ya4 te4 lan2 da4 = Atlanta
detail  gaak3 ling4 laan4  Ge2 ling2 lan2 = Greenland
detail  dou1 laan4  du1 lan2 = Dulan (place in Qinghai)
detail  dung1 laan4  dong1 lan2 = Donglan (place in Guangxi)
detail  fu1 laan4  hu1 lan2 = Hulan (place in Heilongjiang)
detail  gou1 laan4  gao1 lan2 = Gaolan (place in Gansu)
detail  ho6 laan4  he4 lan2 = Helan (place in Ningxia)
detail  laan4 haau2  lan2 kao3 = Lankao (place in Henan)
detail  laan4 jyu4 hoeng1  lan2 yu3 xiang1 = Lanyu, Orchid Island (village in Taiwan)
detail  laan4 kai1  lan2 xi1 = Lanxi (city in Zhejiang)
detail  laan4 ping4  lan2 ping2 = Lanping autonomous county (place in Yunnan)
detail 西  laan4 sai1  lan2 xi1 = Lanxi (place in Heilongjiang)
detail  ji1 laan4  yi1 lan2 = Yilan (place in Heilongjiang)
detail  ji4 laan4  yi2 lan2 = Ilan (city in Taiwan)
detail  pou2 laan4  pu3 lan2 = Pulan (place in Tibet)
detail  zaat3 laan4 tyun4  zha1 lan2 tun2 = Zhalantun (city in Heilongjiang)
detail  zing3 laan4 kei4  zheng4 lan2 qi2 = Zhenglanqi (place in Inner Mongolia)
detail  ji1 si1 laan4 gwok3 gaa1   = Islamic nations
detail  ji1 si1 laan4 hok6 haau6   = Islamic school
detail  ji1 si1 laan4 gik1 zeon3 fan6 zi2   = radical Islamic extremists (common formation)
detail  ji1 si1 laan4 san4 hok6 gaa1   = mullahs
detail  si1 lei5 laan4 kaa1 hong4 hung1   = Sri Lankan Airlines
detail 西  nau5 /nau2 sai1 laan4 hong4 hung1   = Air New Zealand
detail  fan1 laan4 hong4 hung1   = Finnair
detail  ho4 laan4*1 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1   = KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
detail  gaak3 ling4 laan4 hoi2   = Greenland Sea
detail  mai5 laan4   = Milan, Milano
detail  but3*1 laan4 gaai1  bo1 lan2 jie1 = Portland Street
detail  oi3 ji5 laan4 gung6 wo4 gwan1   = Irish Republican Army
detail  gwan1 laan4 beng2 dim3   = Orchid Padaria, which specializes in Portuguese-style pastries
detail  sek3 laan4   = Ceylon
detail  sou1 gaak3 laan4 coeng4   = [n] Scotland Yard
detail  fat1 lei5 si1 laan4  fu2 li3 si1 lan2 = Friesland
detail  fat1 loi4 fuk1 laan4  fu2 lai2 fu2 lan2 = Flevoland
detail  gaak3 ling4 laan4 dou2  ge2 ling2 lan2 dao3 = Greenland
detail  kwan1 si6 laan4 zau1  kun1 shi4 lan2 zhou1 = Queensland (Australia)
detail  gu2 laan4 ging1  gu3 lan2 jing1 = Koran (Islamic scripture)
detail  pou2 laan4 dim3  pu3 lan2 dian4 = Pulandian (in Liaoning province)
detail  ji1 si1 laan4 gaau3 gwok3 gaa1  yi1 si1 lan2 jiao4 guo2 jia1 = Islamic country (common formation)
detail  zung1 gwok3 ji1 si1 laan4 gaau3 hip3 wui6*2  zhong1 guo2 yi1 si1 lan2 jiao4 xie2 hui4 = Chinese Patriotic Islamic Association (common formation)
detail  oi3 ji5 laan4 gung6 wo4 gwok3  ai4 er3 lan2 gong4 he2 guo2 = Republic of Ireland
detail  faat3 laan4 haak1 fuk1 hok6 paai3  fa3 lan2 ke4 fu2 xue2 pai4 = Frankfurt School
detail  laan4 zau1 daai6 hok6  lan2 zhou1 da4 xue2 = Lanzhou University
detail  jing1 gaak3 laan4 ngan4 hong4  ying1 ge2 lan2 yin2 hang2 = Bank of England
detail  ji1 si1 laan4 wui6 ji5 zou2 zik1  yi1 si1 lan2 hui4 yi4 zu3 zhi1 = Organization of the Islamic Conference (common formation)
detail  faat3 laan4 haak1 fuk1 wui6 bou3  fa3 lan2 ke4 fu2 hui4 bao4 = Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (common formation)
detail 西  ou3 zau1 nau2 sai1 laan4 ngan4 hong4 zaap6 tyun4 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1   = Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited (common formation)
detail  ho4 laan4*1 ngan4 hong4   = ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (common formation)
detail  sou1 gaak3 laan4 wong4 gaa1 ngan4 hong4   = Royal Bank of Scotland plc (common formation)
detail  sou1 gaak3 laan4 ngan4 hong4   = Bank of Scotland (common formation)
detail  san1 jing1 gaak3 laan4  xin1 ying1 ge2 lan2 = New England
detail  gaak3 laan4 pei1 zi6  ge2 lan2 pi1 zhi4 = Grand Prix
detail  jyu4 laan4 zit3  yu2 lan2 jie2 = yue lan festival; the ghost festival - 7/15 Lunar calendar
detail  maa5 lei5 laan4  ma3 li3 lan2 = Maryland
detail  aa3 dak6 laan4 dai3 si1  ya4 te4 lan2 di4 si1 = Atlantis
detail  sou1 gaak3 laan4 wong4 gwok3  su1 ge2 lan2 wang2 guo2 = Kingdom of Scotland
detail 西  faat3 laan4 sai1 gung6 wo4 gwok3  fa3 lan2 xi1 gong4 he2 guo2 = French Republic
detail  aa3 laan4 gaa3 aa3 seoi6   = drag sb into trouble along with oneself
detail  lei5 hoeng1 laan4  li3 xiang1 lan2 = Li Xianglan
detail  lou5 laan4*2  lao3 lan2 = Lan Kwai Fong
detail  ji1 si1 laan4 gwok3  yi1 si1 lan2 guo2 = ISIS, IS, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
detail  coek3 laan4 zan3  zhuo1 lan2 zhen4 = Cholan (town in Taiwan)
detail 西  faat3 laan4 sai1 tai2 juk6 coeng4  fa4/3 (Taiwan/PRC) lan2 xi1 ti3 yu4 chang3 = Stade de France
detail 西  faat3 laan4 sai1 hok6 wui6*2  fa4/3 (Taiwan/PRC) lan2 xi1 xue2 hui4 = Institut de France
detail  lau4 laan4  lou2 lan2 = ancient oasis town of Kroraina or Loulan
detail  mui4 laan4 fong1  mei2 lan2 fang1 = Mei Lanfang (Beijing Opera artist)
detail  dung1 dat6 kyut3 si1 taan2 ji1 si1 laan4 wan6 dung6  dong1 tu2/1 (Taiwan/PRC) jue2 si1 tan3 yi1 si1 lan2 yun4 dong4 = East Turkestan Islamic movement ETIM
detail  laan4 bei2 hak1   = lambic (fruit beer)

Showing 1 example containing 蘭
detail 波蘭朋友
A Polish friend has come to visit me.

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