官蘭

Chinese

		official; government; organ of body	orchid
trad. (官蘭)		官	蘭
simp. (官兰)		官	兰
alternative forms		菅蘭／菅兰 蕳蘭／𫈉兰 Hokkien 蕑蘭／𰱇兰 Hokkien

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guānlán

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄢˊ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): koaⁿ-lân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guānlán
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guanlán
    • Wade–Giles: kuan¹-lan²
    • Yale: gwān-lán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guanlan
    • Palladius: гуаньлань (guanʹlanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯än⁵⁵ län³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koaⁿ-lân
    • Tâi-lô: kuann-lân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kvoalaan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kuã⁴⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kuã³³ lan²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuã⁴⁴⁻²² lan¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²³/

Noun

官蘭

1. (chiefly Hokkien) orchid

Derived terms

• 官蘭花 / 官兰花 (guānlánhuā)
• 山官蘭 / 山官兰
• 栽官蘭 / 栽官兰