百歲蘭

Chinese

		a hundred years; one's life	orchid
trad. (百歲蘭)		百歲	蘭
simp. (百岁兰)		百岁	兰

Pronunciation

• Puxian Min (Putian, Pouseng Ping'ing): beh⁶ hue⁴ lang²

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• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: beh⁶ hue⁴ lang² [Phonetic: beh⁶ hue¹ lang²]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɛʔ¹ huei⁴²⁻⁵⁵ laŋ¹³/

Noun

百歲蘭

1. (Putian Puxian Min) a type of orchid that blooms before Chinese New Year

Synonyms

• (Xianyou Puxian Min) 拜歲／拜岁

References

• 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “百岁兰”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 34.