lán

orchid; elegant, graceful

DEFINITIONS

  • orchid
  • elegant, graceful
  • surname Lan
  • abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu
  • orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)
  • fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei)
  • lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)

WORDS

屯 zhā lán tún Zhalantun county level city, Mongolian Zalan-ail xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3], Inner Mongolia
屯市 zhā lán tún shì Zhalantun county level city, Mongolian Zalan-ail xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3], Inner Mongolia
dǎ lán dram (1⁄16 ounce) (loanword)
拉普 lā pǔ lán Lapland (northern Europe)
拉法 lā fǎ lán Raffarin, prime minister of France under Jacques Chirac
guà lán hanging orchid (Chlorophytum comosum); bracket plant
贈芍 cǎi lán zèng sháo lit. pick orchids and present peonies (idiom); fig. presents between lovers
文萊達魯薩國 wén lái dá lǔ sà lán guó Brunei Darussalam
斯威士 sī wēi shì lán Swaziland
斯里卡 sī lǐ lán kǎ Sri Lanka; (formerly) Ceylon
新英格 xīn yīng gé lán New England
新西 xīn xī lán New Zealand
昆士州 kūn shì lán zhōu Queensland (Australia)
pǔ lán Burang county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Spu hreng rdzong
店 pǔ lán diàn Pulandian county level city in Dalian 大連|大连[Da4 lian2], Liaoning
店市 pǔ lán diàn shì Pulandian county level city in Dalian 大連|大连[Da4 lian2], Liaoning
縣 pǔ lán xiàn Burang county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Spu hreng rdzong
mù lán Mulan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang; see 花木蘭|花木兰[Hua1 Mu4 lan2]; lily magnolia (Magnolia liliflora)
屬 mù lán shǔ Magnolia, genus of trees and shrubs
科 mù lán kē Magnoliaceae, family of trees and shrubs
綱 mù lán gāng Magnoliopsidae or Dicotyledoneae (class of plants distinguished by two embryonic leaves)
縣 mù lán xiàn Mulan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang
花 mù lán huā magnolia
本傑明・富克林 běn jié míng ・ fù lán kè lín Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American writer, scientist, inventor, politician and diplomat
李季 lǐ jì lán Li Jilan or Li Ye 李冶[Li3 Ye3] (713-784), Tang dynasty female poet