莲 lián

lotus, water lily; paradise

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DEFINITIONS

  • lotus, water lily
  • paradise
  • lotus

STROKES

WORDS

莲花 lián huā lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others); water-lily
莲藕 lián ǒu lotus root
睡莲 shuì lián water lily
马蹄莲 mǎ tí lián calla; calla lily
榴莲 liú lián durian fruit; Durio zibethinus
白莲教 bái lián jiào White Lotus society
西番莲 xī fān lián passion flower
白莲 bái lián white lotus (flower); White Lotus society; same as 白蓮教|白莲教
并蒂莲 bìng dì lián lit. twin lotus flowers on one stalk; fig. a devoted married couple
五莲 wǔ lián Wulian county in Rizhao 日照[Ri4 zhao4], Shandong
五莲县 wǔ lián xiàn Wulian county in Rizhao 日照[Ri4 zhao4], Shandong
以法莲 yǐ fǎ lián Ephraim (city)
哑巴吃黄莲 yǎ ba chī huáng lián no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom); also written 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连; (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1])
夏士莲 xià shì lián Hazeline, Unilever range of skin care products
妙法莲华经 miào fǎ lián huá jīng The Lotus Sutra
旱金莲 hàn jīn lián garden nasturtium; Tropaeolum majus
易初莲花 yì chū lián huā Lotus (department store chain)
曼荷莲女子学院 màn hé lián nǚ zǐ xué yuàn see 曼荷蓮學院|曼荷莲学院[Man4 he2 lian2 Xue2 yuan4]
曼荷莲学院 màn hé lián xué yuàn Mount Holyoke College (South Hadley, Massachusetts)
林忆莲 lín yì lián Sandy Lam (1966-), Hong Kong pop singer
榴莲族 liú lián zú worker who is capable but unpleasant to deal with
榴莲果 liú lián guǒ durian fruit; also written 榴槤果|榴梿果
潘金莲 pān jīn lián Pan Jinlian (name lit. Golden Lotus), heroine of Ming dynasty vernacular novel Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅
玛丽莲・梦露 mǎ lì lián ・ mèng lòu Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962), US actress
红莲 hóng lián red lotus
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