蓮 (lin4 | lian2) : lotus

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蓮

lin4

lian2

lotus; lotus seed; water lily

Stroke count: 15

Level: 2

Radical: 艸 (#140)

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

蓮 / 莲

This word has been viewed 14214 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Apr 2014 05:16

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蓮花 lin4 faa1 lian2 hua1 = lotus

蓮子 lin4 zi2 = lotus seed

蓮藕 lin4 ngau5 lian2 ou3 = lotus root

紅毛榴蓮 hung4 mou4 lau4 lin2 hong2 mao2 liu2 lian2 = soursop

榴蓮 [港] lau4 lin4 [馬] lau4 lin4*2 liu2 lian2 = durian

松子蓮蓉小月餅 cung4 zi2 lin4 jung4 siu2 jyut6 beng2 = lotus paste and pine nut mini moon cakes

臘味蓮藕小炒 laap6 mei6*2 lin4 ngau5 siu2 caau2 = stir-fried lotus with preserved pork

金黃蓮蓉月餅 gam1 wong4 lin4 jung4 jyut6 beng2 jin1 huang2 lian2 rong2 yue4 bing3 = golden lotus paste moon cakes

紅蓮 hung4 lin4 hong2 lian2 = red lotus

蓮霧 lin4 mou6 lian2 wu4 = wax apple (a reddish pear-shaped fruit)

雪蓮 syut3 lin4 xue3 lian2 = snow lotus herb (Saussurea involucrata)

蓮子蓉噉口 lin4 zi2 jung4 gam2 hau2 lian2 zi3 rong2 dan4 kou3 = be all smiles; a blazing smile 粵

雙黃蓮蓉月餅 soeng1 wong4 lin4 jung4 jyut6 beng2 shuang1 huang2 lian2 rong2 yue4 bing3 = double yolks lotus seed paste mooncake

蓮蓉包 lin4 jung4 baau1 lian2 rong2 bao1 = lotus seed bun

睡蓮 seoi6 lin4 shui4 lian2 = water lily

九蓮寶燈 gau2 lin4 bou2 dang1 jiu3 lian2 bao3 deng1 = (mahjong) nine gates/gates of heaven [alternate]

寶蓮寺 bo2 lin4 zi6*2 bao3 lian2 si4 = Polin Monastery

三寸金蓮 saam1 cyun3 gam1 lin4 = bound feet, lotus feet (lit., "three inch golden lotus")

蓮花杯 lin4 faa1 bui1 = Mister Softee Large Cups (lit., "lotus cups")

阿蓮鄉 aa3 lin4 hoeng1 a1 lian2 xiang1 = Alien (village in Taiwan)

花蓮 faa1 lin4 hua1 lian2 = Hualien (city in Taiwan)

五蓮 ng5 lin4 wu3 lian2 = Wulian (place in Shandong)

雪蓮果 syut3 lin4 gwo2 xue3 lian2 guo3 = yacon (yacón)

瑪麗蓮夢露 maa5 lai6 lin4 mung6 lou6 ma3 li4 lian2 meng4 lu4 = Marilyn Monroe

南蓮園池 naam4 lin4 jyun4*2 ci4 nan2 lian2 yuan2 chi2 = Nan Lian Garden

林憶蓮 lam4 jik1 lin4 lin2 yi4 lian2 = Sandy Lam

蓮花坐 lin4 faa1 co5 = [yoga] Padmasana, Lotus

吳倩蓮 ng4 sin6 lin4 wu2 qian4 lian2 = Wu Chien Lien (a.k.a, Jacklyn Wu, Jacqueline Ng)

夏士蓮 haa6 si6 lin4 xia3 shi3 lian2 = Hazeline (Unilever product)

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唔知阿蓮要去唔去。粵
Not sure whether Ah Lin wants to go or not.

亞蓮隔籬周不時都打通宵麻雀，令到佢同屋企人受滋擾。粵
Ah Lin's neighbours often play mahjong right through the night thereby disturbing her and her family.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137957,137958#msg-137958]

呢個人罄竹難書，請佢食蓮子羹平宜咗佢粵
This man was responsible for many countless wrong doings. We let him off easy by putting a bullet in him.

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