lán pí shū
an official report (e.g. governmental)
Lán tián
Lantian county in Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1], Shaanxi
lán běn
blueprint
source material on which later works (books, movies etc) are based
bǎn lán gēn
indigo woad root
root of Isatis indigotica (used in TCM)
gān lán
cabbage
Chinese broccoli
gai larn
lán lǐng
blue collar
common laborer
Shēn lán
Deep Blue, chess-playing computer, first to defeat reigning world champion, developed by IBM (1985-1997)
Lán shān
Lanshan county in Yongzhou 永州[Yong3 zhou1], Hunan
Lán yuè liang
Blue Moon, a hypothetical planet
lán yán zhī jǐ
close male friend
confidant
qīng chū yú lán
lit. green is born of blue, but beats blue (idiom); fig. the student becomes superior to the master
same as couplet 青出於藍,而勝於藍|青出于蓝,而胜于蓝
lán zǎo
cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
lán jīng
blue topaz
topaz (aluminum fluorosilicate)
Lán tián xiàn
Lantian county in Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1], Shaanxi
lán ěr bìng
porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS)
blue-ear swine fever
gài lán
Chinese broccoli
Chinese kale
cabbage mustard
Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra
also pr. [jie4 lan2]
lán guāng guāng pán
Blu-ray disk, Sony high definition DVD disk
qīng chū yú lán , ér shèng yú lán
lit. green is born of blue, but beats blue (idiom); fig. the student becomes superior to the master
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
also written 正蘭旗|正兰旗
Lán shān xiàn
Lanshan county in Yongzhou 永州[Yong3 zhou1], Hunan
Lán nóng
John Lennon (1940-1980), English singer, guitarist, and songwriter