柳蘭

Chinese

		willow	orchid
trad. (柳蘭)		柳	蘭
simp. (柳兰)		柳	兰

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liǔlán

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liǔlán
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liǒulán
    • Wade–Giles: liu³-lan²
    • Yale: lyǒu-lán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leoulan
    • Palladius: люлань (ljulanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ län³⁵/

Noun

柳蘭

1. fireweed

Japanese

Kanji in this term
柳	蘭
やなぎ Grade: S	らん Jinmeiyō
yutōyomi

Etymology

柳(やなぎ) (yanagi, “willow”) + 蘭(らん) (ran, “orchid”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ja̠na̠ɡʲiɾã̠ɴ]

Noun

柳(やなぎ)蘭(らん) or 柳蘭(ヤナギラン) • (yanagiran) 

1. rosebay willowherb, fireweed, Epilobium angustifolium

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).