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laanˎ₄蘭
简 兰
Pinyin: lan2
Translations
nounorchid; [adj] elegant, graceful
maiˏ₅米laanˎ₄蘭faaˉ¹花
简 米兰花
Pinyin: mi3 lan2 hua1
Translations
nounChinese perfume tree (Agraia Odorata)
nounAglaia odorata
hoˎ₄荷laanˉ¹蘭syuˊ²薯
简 荷兰薯
Pinyin: he2 lan2 shu3
Translations
nouna potato | 薯仔 is typically used instead in conversational Cantonese
nounpotato
fanˉ¹芬laanˎ₄蘭
简 芬兰
Pinyin: fen1 lan2
Translations
nounFinland
jiˉ¹伊siˉ¹斯laanˎ₄蘭wuiˎ₄回gaau˗₃教
简 伊斯兰回教
Pinyin: yi1 si1 lan2 hui2 jiao4
Translations
nounIslam
hoengˉ¹香gongˊ²港mukˍ₆木laanˎ₄蘭
简 香港木兰
Pinyin: xiang1 gang3 mu4 lan2
Translations
nounMagnolia championi (Hong Kong magnolia)
jingˉ¹英gaak˗₃格laanˎ₄蘭
简 英格兰
Pinyin: ying1 ge2 lan2
Translations
noun英倫
nounEngland - part of the United Kingdom (英國). Other parts of the united kingdom also include Wales (威爾斯), Scotland (蘇格蘭) and Northern Ireland (北愛爾蘭)
maiˏ₅米zaiˊ²仔laanˎ₄蘭
简 米仔兰
Pinyin: mi3 zai3 lan2
Translations
nounChinese perfume tree (Agraia Odorata) | also 米蘭花
gaaˉ¹嘉dakˍ₆特leiˍ₆利aa˗₃亞laanˎ₄蘭
简 嘉特利亚兰
Pinyin: jia1 te4 li4 ya3/4 (Taiwan/PRC) lan2
Translations
nouncattleya (commonly grown orchid plant)
saamˉ¹三sikˉ¹色ziˊ²紫loˎ₄羅laanˎ₄蘭
简 三色紫罗兰
Pinyin: san1 se4 zi3 luo2 lan2
Translations
nounpansy (flower)
hoˎ₄荷laanˉ¹蘭
简 荷兰
Pinyin: he2 lan2
Translations
nounThe Netherlands (Holland)
souˉ¹蘇gaak˗₃格laanˎ₄蘭
简 苏格兰
Pinyin: su1 ge2 lan2
Translations
nounScotland - part of the United Kingdom (英國). Other parts of the united kingdom also include Wales (威爾斯), England (英格蘭) and Northern Ireland (北愛爾蘭).
aa˗₃阿laanˎ₄蘭maaiˍ₆賣zyuˉ¹豬
简 阿兰卖猪
Pinyin: a1 lan2 mai4 zhu1
Translations
nounto sell something under price, because you lost some chance (lit., "Mr Lan sells pig")
nounbad bargain after losing out on an opportunity for a better deal; to be compelled to do a fire sale after losing out on the chance to sell something at a higher price
laanˎ₄蘭mouˏ₅姆zauˊ²酒
简 兰姆酒
Pinyin: lan2 mu3 jiu3
Translations
nounrum (a type of alcoholic drink)
jiˉ¹伊siˉ¹斯laanˎ₄蘭gaau˗₃教
简 伊斯兰教
Pinyin: yi1 si1 lan2 jiao4
Translations
nounIslam; Muslim | PRC Chinese language does not use "回教" for Islam because "回" denotes a specific ethnic group in China. Chinese outside the Mainland do not make that distinction, though.
nounIslamic
ziˊ²紫loˎ₄羅laanˎ₄蘭
简 紫罗兰
Pinyin: zi3 luo2 lan2
Translations
nounviolet (flower)
laanˎ₄蘭faaˉ¹花
简 兰花
Pinyin: lan2 hua1
Translations
nounorchid
jiˉ¹伊siˉ¹斯laanˎ₄蘭gwok˗₃國
简 伊斯兰国
Pinyin: yi1 si1 lan2 guo2
Translations
nounISIS, IS, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
hoˎ₄荷laanˉ¹蘭ngauˎ₄牛
简 荷兰牛
Pinyin: he2 lan2 niu2
Translations
nounHolstein (cattle)
nounDutch cow; Holstein cattle
syun˗₃蒜jungˎ₄蓉gaai˗₃芥laanˊ²蘭
简 蒜蓉芥兰
Pinyin: suan4 rong2 gai4 lan2
Translations
nounstir-fried Chinese broccoli with minced garlic
gaai˗₃芥laanˊ²蘭
简 芥兰
Pinyin: gai4 lan2
Translations
nounChinese kale; Chinese broccoli (Brassica alboglabra). Popular green leaf vegetable used in Chinese cooking. Deeper green than choy sum, sometimes appears glossy and almost blue. Note: Freq. written as 芥藍 esp. in N China
jiˉ¹伊longˏ₅朗jiˉ¹伊siˉ¹斯laanˎ₄蘭gungˍ₆共woˎ₄和gwok˗₃國
简 伊朗伊斯兰共和国
Pinyin: yi1 lang3 yi1 si1 lan2 gong4 he2 guo2
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nounIslamic Republic of Iran
gaai˗₃芥laanˊ²蘭tauˎ₄頭
简 芥兰头
Pinyin: gai4 lan2 tou2
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nounKohlrabi; turnip cabbage
waiˍ₆蕙laanˎ₄蘭
简 蕙兰
Pinyin: hui4 lan2
Translations
nounCymbidium
baauˊ²飽seiˊ²死hoˎ₄荷laanˉ¹蘭dauˍ₆豆
简 饱死荷兰豆
Pinyin: bao3 si3 he2 lan2 dou4
Translations
nounnot worried about acting as a fool (slang)