澧蘭沅芷

Chinese

		surname; name of a river	orchid	name of a river	angelica (type of iris; plant root used for medicine)
trad. (澧蘭沅芷)		澧	蘭	沅	芷
simp. (澧兰沅芷)		澧	兰	沅	芷

Etymology

From 《湘夫人》 by Qu Yuan (屈原 (Qūyuán)):

沅有茝兮澧有蘭／沅有茝兮澧有兰 [Classical Chinese]  ―  Yuán yǒu zhǐ xī Lǐ yǒu lán [Pinyin]  ―  The Yuan has angelicas; the Li has orchids

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǐlányuánzhǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄓˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǐlányuánzhǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄓˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǐlányuánjhǐh
    • Wade–Giles: li³-lan²-yüan²-chih³
    • Yale: lǐ-lán-ywán-jř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liilanyuanjyy
    • Palladius: лиланьюаньчжи (lilanʹjuanʹčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²¹⁴⁻²¹ län³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

澧蘭沅芷

1. to be of lofty and unsullied character