lán
orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)
fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei)
lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)
Lán
surname Lan
abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu
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]
Pǔ lán
Burang county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Spu hreng rdzong
mù lán
lily magnolia (Magnolia liliflora)
Sī lǐ lán kǎ
Sri Lanka
(formerly) Ceylon
Lán zhōu
Lanzhou prefecture level city and capital of Gansu province 甘肅|甘肃[Gan1 su4]
Lán xī
Lanxi county level city in Jinhua 金華|金华[Jin1 hua2], Zhejiang
Fù lán kè lín
Franklin
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), US Founding Father, scientist and author
surname Franklin
Mǎ lán
Malan military base and atomic test site in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
pèi lán
orchid
fragrant thoroughwort
(botany) Eupatorium fortunei
Herba Eupatorii (used in Chinese medicine)
Lóu lán
ancient oasis town of Kroraina or Loulan on the Silk road near Lop Nor 羅布泊|罗布泊, modern Xinjiang
jīn lán
profound friendship
sworn brotherhood
Ào kè lán
Auckland (New Zealand city)
Oakland (California, US city)
Kūn shì lán
Queensland, northeast Australian state
Lán zhōu shì
Lanzhou prefecture level city and capital of Gansu province 甘肅 in north central China
Yí lán xiàn
Yilan county in northeast Taiwan
Wū lán
Wulan county in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
Wū lán hào tè
Wulanhaote county level city, Mongolian Ulaan xot, in Hinggan league 興安盟|兴安盟[Xing1 an1 meng2], east Inner Mongolia
Huā Mù lán
Hua Mulan, legendary woman warrior (c. fifth century), Northern dynasties folk hero recorded in Sui and Tang literature
Wū lán chá bù
Ulaanchab prefecture level city in Inner Mongolia
Méi Lán fāng
Mei Lanfang (1894-1961), famous master of Beijing opera, specialist in female roles
Lán kè
Rank (name)
Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886), important German historian
Lán xī
Langxi county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
Lán kòu
Lancôme, French cosmetics brand
Guó jì Mǐ lán
FC Internazionale Milano (football club)
abbr. for 國際米蘭足球俱樂部|国际米兰足球俱乐部[Guo2 ji4 Mi3 lan2 Zu2 qiu2 Ju4 le4 bu4]
Měi lán
Meilan district of Haikou city 海口市[Hai3 kou3 shi4], Hainan
Ā lán
Alan, Allen, Allan, Alain etc (name)
A-lan (Chinese female name)
lán mǔ
rum (beverage) (loanword)
Yī lán
Yilan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang
Yí lán
Yilan city and county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], northeast Taiwan
jūn zǐ lán
scarlet kafir lily
Clivia miniata (botany)
Yí lán shì
Yilan city in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], northeast Taiwan
Pǔ lán diàn
Pulandian county level city in Dalian 大連|大连[Da4 lian2], Liaoning
Hū lán
Hulan district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1] in Heilongjiang
Gé lán shì
Mr Gram
Dr. Hans Christian Jaochim Gram (1953-1938), Danish doctor and inventor of the Gram stain 革蘭氏染色法|革兰氏染色法
Sà mǎ lán qí
Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920-), Spanish Olympic official, President of International Olympic Committee 1980-2001
Hè lán
Helan county in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yin2 chuan1], Ningxia
Lán shān qū
Lanshan district of Linyi city 臨沂市|临沂市[Lin2 yi2 shi4], Shandong
Wū lán chá bù shì
Ulaanchab prefecture level city in Inner Mongolia
Fēn lán yǔ
Finnish (language)
suomen kieli
Xī lán
Ceylon (former name of Sri Lanka)
Lán shān
Lanshan district of Linyi city 臨沂市|临沂市[Lin2 yi2 shi4], Shandong
gǔ lán jīng
Koran (Islamic scripture)
Quran
Lán xī shì
Lanxi county level city in Jinhua 金華|金华[Jin1 hua2], Zhejiang
Fǎ lán kè
the Franks (Germanic people who arrived in Europe from 600 AD and took over France)
lán huā zhǐ
hand gesture in traditional dances (joined thumb and middle finger, the rest extended)
Lán kǎo
Lankao county in Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kai1 feng1], Henan
zhī lán
lit. iris and orchid
fig. exalted sentiments
(expr. of praise for noble character, beautiful surrounding, future prospects etc)
diào lán
hanging orchid (Chlorophytum comosum)
bracket plant
Shū lán
Shulan county level city in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province
lán ruò
Buddhist temple (translit. of Sanskrit Aranyakah)
Dū lán
Dulan county in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
Hè lán shān
Helan mountains in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yín chuān], Ningxia between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia
Dōng lán
Donglan county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi
Kǎ sà bù lán kǎ
Casablanca (Morocco's economic capital)
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
Gé lán shì yīn xìng
Gram negative (bacteria that do not retain Gram stain, often the more dangerous kind)
lóng shé lán
Agave americana (poisonous desert plant of Mexico)
tequila
Wū lán hào tè shì
Wulanhaote county level city, Mongolian Ulaan xot, in Hinggan league 興安盟|兴安盟[Xing1 an1 meng2], east Inner Mongolia
Wū lán bā tuō
Ulaanbaatar or Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia
Gāo lán
Gaolan county in Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu
Zhuó lán
Zhuolan or Cholan town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
Pǔ lán diàn shì
Pulandian county level city in Dalian 大連|大连[Da4 lian2], Liaoning
zé lán
Eupatorium, e.g. Japanese bog orchid (Eupatorium japonicum Thunb)
Měi lán qū
Meilan district of Haikou city 海口市[Hai3 kou3 shi4], Hainan
Niǔ fēn lán
Newfoundland Island, Canada
Tāng mǔ · Kè lán xī
Tom Clancy (1947-), US author
ā sī lán
Aslan (from the Narnia chronicles)
Yī sī lán bǎo
Islamabad, capital of Pakistan
gě lán sù shǐ kè
GlaxoSmithKline, US pharmaceutical company
Kǎi dá gé lán
Ketagalan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan, esp. northeast corner
gài lán
variant of 芥藍|芥蓝[gai4 lan2]
Lán píng
Lanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in northwest Yunnan
Shū lán shì
Shulan county level city in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province
Hū lán qū
Hulan district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1] in Heilongjiang
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
Gá mǎ lán
Kavalan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
old name of Yilan 宜蘭|宜兰 county, Taiwan
Kavalan, a brand of single malt whisky from Taiwan
lán zhōu
lit. boat made of lily magnolia wood
poetic term for boat
Lán kǎo xiàn
Lankao county in Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kai1 feng1], Henan
Hè lán xiàn
Helan county in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yin2 chuan1], Ningxia
Bó lán dēng bǎo
Brandenburg (e.g. gate, concertos)
Yī lán xiàn
Yilan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang
Jí lán dān
Kelantan (state of Malaysia)
Bù lán nī · Sī pí ěr sī
Britney Spears (1981-), US pop singer
Gāo lán xiàn
Gaolan county in Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu
Lán xī xiàn
Langxi county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
mù lán kē
Magnoliaceae, family of trees and shrubs
Mián lán
Medan (city in Indonesia)
Zhuó lán zhèn
Zhuolan or Cholan town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
Lán yǔ xiāng
Lanyu or Orchid Island township in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 xian4], southeast Taiwan
Mù lán xiàn
Mulan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang
Dōng lán xiàn
Donglan county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi
Lā pǔ lán
Lapland (northern Europe)
lán mǔ jiǔ
rum (beverage) (loanword)
fó lán dé
of or relating to Flemish people, language or culture
Sēn měi lán
Sembilan, state of southwest Malaysia
Bù lán sēn
Branson or Brandsen (name)
Sir Richard Branson (1950-), British millionaire and founder of Virgin
Kě lán jīng
Quran (Islamic scripture)
Wū lán fū
Ulanhu (1906-1988), Soviet trained Mongolian communist who became important PRC military leader
Lán yǔ
Lanyu or Orchid Island township in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 xian4], southeast Taiwan
Lā fǎ lán
Raffarin, prime minister of France under Jacques Chirac
Mài kè mǐ lán
McMillan or MacMillan (name)
Harold Macmillan (1894-1986), UK conservative politician, prime minister 1957-1963
Gé lán fēn duō
Gryffindor (Harry Potter)
Guó jì Mǐ lán Duì
FC Internazionale Milano (football club)
abbr. for 國際米蘭足球俱樂部|国际米兰足球俱乐部[Guo2 ji4 Mi3 lan2 Zu2 qiu2 Ju4 le4 bu4]
Běn jié míng · Fù lán kè lín
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American writer, scientist, inventor, politician and diplomat
Hé lán wáng guó
Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dū lán xiàn
Dulan county in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
dié lán
Phalaenopsis (flower genus)
Fǎ lán dé sī
Flanders, region (state) of Belgium 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]
Wū lán xiàn
Wulan county in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
lán xué
Dutch studies (study of Europe and the world in premodern Japan)
Fǎ lán kè fú Huì bào
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Zhōng guó Yī sī lán jiào Xié huì
Chinese Patriotic Islamic Association
lán shì
a lady's room (honorific)
Lán píng xiàn
Lanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in northwest Yunnan
Dá lán sà lā
Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh, north India, home of Tibetan government in exile
zhī lán zhī shì
lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom); fig. in wealthy and pleasant company
xiāng zǐ lán
vanilla
Vanilla planifolia
Fǎ lán sī
France (phonetic transliteration)
Mián lán lǎo dǎo
Mindanao (island in the Philippines)
Hé lán shì pāi mài
Dutch auction
descending-price auction
Pǔ lán xiàn
Burang county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Spu hreng rdzong
Gá mǎ lán zú
Kavalan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Jí lán dān zhōu
Kelantan sultanate of Malaysia, near Thai border, capital Kota Baharu 哥打巴魯|哥打巴鲁[Ge1 da3 ba1 lu3]
Yī sī lán Huì yì Zǔ zhī
Organization of the Islamic Conference
mù lán gāng
Magnoliopsidae or Dicotyledoneae (class of plants distinguished by two embryonic leaves)
Fú lán xī sī · Péi gēn
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English renaissance philosopher and early scientist
ā lán ruò
variant of 蘭若|兰若[lán rùo], Buddhist temple (translit. of Sanskrit Aranyakah)
lán guī
a lady's room (honorific)
Yú lán pén huì
Feast of All Souls (fifteenth day of seventh lunar month) (Buddhism)
Lè huá Méi lán
Leroy Merlin (PRC DIY chain)
xiāng cǎo lán
vanilla (Vanilla planifolia)
Lán kāi xià jùn
Lancashire (English county)
Lán píng Bái zú Pǔ mǐ zú zì zhì xiàn
Lanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in northwest Yunnan
Lán píng Bái zú pǔ mǐ zú zì zhì xiàn
Lanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county, in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nù jiāng Lì sù zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
Kǎi dá gé lán zú
Ketagalan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan, esp. northeast corner
mù lán shǔ
Magnolia, genus of trees and shrubs
lán pǔ
lit. directory of orchids
fig. genealogical record (esp. exchanged between sworn brothers)
Ài ěr lán hǎi
Irish sea between Ireland and north England
zhī lán yù shù
lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom); fig. a child with splendid future prospects
Fǎ lán kè lín
Franklin (name)
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
lán zhāng
a beautiful speech or piece of writing
your beautiful article (honorific)
Xī mǐ dé lán zī
West Midlands, UK county, capital Birmingham 伯明翰[Bo2 ming2 han4]
Fǎ lán kè fú Zhèng quàn jiāo yì suǒ
Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE)
Zhèng lán qí
Plain Blue banner or Shuluun Höh khoshuu in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 meng2], Inner Mongolia
lán jiāo
close friendship
a meeting of minds
Yī sī lán shèng zhàn zǔ zhī
Islamic Jihad (Palestinian armed faction)
Gé lán shì rǎn sè fǎ
Gram stain (used to distinguished two different kinds of bacteria)
guà lán
hanging orchid (Chlorophytum comosum)
bracket plant
Zhí luò bù lán yǎ
Telok Blangah, a place in Singapore (GM)
Guó jì Mǐ lán Zú qiú Jù lè bù
FC Internazionale Milano (football club)
Sū gé lán nǚ wáng Mǎ lì
Mary Queen of Scots (1542-87)
Bā gé lán
Baghlan province of north Afghanistan
gé lán shì yīn xìng
Gram negative (of bacteria)
also written 革蘭氏陰性|革兰氏阴性
Dōng tū jué sī tǎn yī sī lán yùn dòng
East Turkestan Islamic movement ETIM
lán cuī yù zhé
premature death of a budding talent
those whom the Gods love die young
Hè lán shān mài
Helan mountains in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yín chuān], Ningxia between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia
Xī mǐ dé lán zī jùn
West Midlands, UK county, capital Birmingham 伯明翰[Bo2 ming2 han4]
Bā gé lán shěng
Baghlan province of north Afghanistan
Mǎ lán jī dì
Malan military base and atomic test site in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
Kē lì ào lán nà sī
Coriolanus, 1607 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
fǔ shēng lán
Cymbidium macrorrhizum Lindl.
Lán Zhèng Cháng chéng pǐn yóu guǎn dào
Lanzhou-Zhengzhou-Changsha oil pipeline
Sà lán sī kè
Saransk, capital of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia
lán yīn xù guǒ
starts well but ends in separation (of marital relations)
jīn lán pǔ
lit. directory of golden orchids
fig. genealogical record (esp. exchanged between sworn brothers)
Niǔ fēn lán yǔ lā bù lā duō
Newfoundland and Labrador, province of Canada
Dōng mì dé lán
East Midlands, English county
Shū Mèng lán
Shu Menglan (1759-1835), Qin dynasty writer, poet and editor of Anthology of ci poems tunes 白香詞譜|白香词谱
Lán Zhèng Cháng guǎn dào
Lanzhou-Zhengzhou-Changsha oil pipeline
Bā yī lán Dà xué
Bar-Ilan University, in Israel
Pà lán kǎ
Palanka (a personal name)
Hé lán shí zhú
grenadine
carnation
clove pink
Dianthus caryophyllus (botany)
shuāng ruǐ lán
double-stamen orchid (Diplandrorchis sinica S.C. Chen), an endangered species
lán ài tóng fén
lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom); fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common
the rain falls on the just and unjust alike
Fǎ lán xī sī · Péi gēn
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English renaissance philosopher and early scientist
cǎi lán zèng sháo
lit. pick orchids and present peonies (idiom); fig. presents between lovers
dà gēn lán
Cymbidium macrorrhizum Lindl.
Jí lán dān hé
Kelantan River of Malaysia, near Thai border
Fǎ lán xī sī · Fěi dí nán
Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria (1863-1914), heir to the Hapsburg throne, whose assassination in Sarajevo led to World War I
Lán xīn
Lansing, capital of Michigan
lán rě
Buddhist temple (translit. of Sanskrit "Aranyakah")
abbr. for 阿蘭若|阿兰若[a1 lan2 re3]
Lán zhōu Shì
Lanzhou prefecture level city and capital of Gansu province 甘肅|甘肃[Gan1 su4]
Sū gé lán Nǚ wáng Mǎ lì
Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-87)
Gě lán sù shǐ kè
GlaxoSmithKline, British pharmaceutical company
Nà lán Xìng dé
Nalan Xingde (1655-1685), Manchu ethnic Qing dynasty poet
Zhí luò Bù lán yǎ
Telok Blangah, a place in Singapore (GM)
Tāng mǔ · Kè lán xī
Tom Clancy (1947-), US author
Lán líng Xiào xiào shēng
Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng, pseudonym of the Ming dynasty writer and author of the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅[Jin1 ping2 mei2]
ā lán rě
Buddhist temple (translit. of Sanskrit "Aranyakah")
Ā sī lán
Aslan (from the Narnia chronicles)
líng lán
lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)
jīn lán zhī jiāo
intimate friendship (idiom)
Hè lán Shān mài
Helan Mountains, lying across part of the border between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia
Hè lán Shān hóng wěi qú
(bird species of China) Alashan redstart (Phoenicurus alaschanicus)
Hè lán Shān yán liù
(bird species of China) Mongolian accentor (Prunella koslowi)
Hè lán Shān
Helan Mountains, lying across part of the border between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia
lán shè
lit. orchids and musk
fig. sweet perfumes
Féng Yǒu lán
Feng Youlan (1895-1990), distinguished Chinese philosopher
Fǎ lán xī sī · Fěi dí nán
Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria (1863-1914), heir to the Hapsburg throne, whose assassination in Sarajevo led to World War I
Fú lái fú lán
Flevoland, province in Netherlands
Fú lǎng suǒ wǎ · Huò lán dé
François Hollande (1954-), French Socialist politician, President from 2012
also written 奧朗德|奥朗德[Ao4 lang3 de2]
Bù lán nī · Sī pí ěr sī
Britney Spears (1981-), US pop singer
mò jiǎo lán
marjoram (Origanum majorana)
Jí lán dān Hé
Kelantan River of Malaysia, near Thai border
Gǔ lán jīng
Koran (Islamic scripture)
Quran
Fó lán dé
of or relating to Flemish people, language or culture
Yī sī lán mǎ bā dé
Islamabad, capital of Pakistan (Tw)
Yī sī lán Shèng zhàn Zǔ zhī
Islamic Jihad (Palestinian armed faction)
Fú lán xī sī · Péi gēn
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English renaissance philosopher and early scientist
Fǎ lán xī sī · Péi gēn
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English renaissance philosopher and early scientist
fǎ lán róng
flannel (loanword)
Taiwan pr. [fa4 lan2 rong2]
Mián lán lǎo Dǎo
Mindanao (island in the Philippines)
Dōng Tū jué sī tǎn Yī sī lán Yùn dòng
East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM)
Lǐ Jì Lán
Li Jilan or Li Ye 李冶[Li3 Ye3] (713-784), Tang dynasty female poet
Běn jié míng · Fù lán kè lín
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American writer, scientist, inventor, politician and diplomat
dǎ lán
dram (1⁄16 ounce) (loanword)
Ài ěr lán Hǎi
Irish Sea between Ireland and north England
Yī sī lán guó
Muslim countries
caliphate
Islamic State (aka IS or ISIL or ISIS)