xuě lián
snow lotus herb
Saussurea involucrata
bái lián
white lotus (flower)
White Lotus society
same as 白蓮教|白莲教
liú lián
durian fruit
Durio zibethinus
Lín Yì lián
Sandy Lam (1966-), Hong Kong pop singer
lián huā
lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others)
water-lily
Huā lián
Hualián or Hualien city and county on the east coast of Taiwan
Huā lián xiàn
Hualián or Hualien county on the east coast of Taiwan
Huā lián shì
Hualien city on the east coast of Taiwan
Pān Jīn lián
Pan Jinlian (name lit. Golden Lotus), heroine of Ming dynasty vernacular novel Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅
yì chū lián huā
Lotus (department store chain)
Wǔ lián
Wulian county in Rizhao 日照[Ri4 zhao4], Shandong
Lián hú
Lianhu District of Xi’an 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi
Mǎ lì lián · Mèng lòu
Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962), US actress
Lián hú qū
Lianhu district of Xi'an city 西安市[Xī ān shì], Shaanxi
Lián dū
Liandu district of Lishui city 麗水市|丽水市[Li2 shui3 shi4], Zhejiang
Wǔ lián xiàn
Wulian county in Rizhao 日照[Ri4 zhao4], Shandong
Lián dū qū
Liandu district of Lishui city 麗水市|丽水市[Li2 shui3 shi4], Zhejiang
Ā lián
Alien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
lián wù
wax apple (a reddish pear-shaped fruit)
Xià shì lián
Hazeline, Unilever range of skin care products
bìng dì lián
lit. twin lotus flowers on one stalk
fig. a devoted married couple
Lián huā xiàn
Lianhua county in Pingxiang 萍鄉|萍乡, Jiangxi
Ā lián xiāng
Alien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
lián huā lào
genre of folk song with accompaniment of bamboo clappers
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])
liú lián guǒ
durian fruit
also written 榴槤果|榴梿果
Màn hé lián Nǚ zǐ Xué yuàn
Mount Holyoke College (Northamptom, Massachusetts)
Lián hú Qū
Lianhu District of Xi’an 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi
Lián zōng
see 淨土宗|净土宗[Jing4 tu3 zong1]
Mǎ lì lián · Mèng lòu
Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962), US actress
liú lián zú
worker who is capable but unpleasant to deal with
Màn hé lián Nǚ zǐ Xué yuàn
Mount Holyoke College (Northamptom, Massachusetts)
Yì chū Lián huā
Lotus (department store chain)
hàn jīn lián
garden nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus