結金蘭

Chinese

		knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit) knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit); bond; to tie; to bind	profound friendship; intimate relationship; sworn brotherhood or sisterhood profound friendship; intimate relationship; sworn brotherhood or sisterhood; fraternity
trad. (結金蘭)		結	金蘭
simp. (结金兰)		结	金兰

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiéjīnlán

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄌㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): git³ gam¹ laan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiéjīnlán
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄌㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiéjinlán
    • Wade–Giles: chieh²-chin¹-lan²
    • Yale: jyé-jīn-lán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyejinlan
    • Palladius: цзецзиньлань (czeczinʹlanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ län³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: git³ gam¹ laan⁴
    • Yale: git gām làahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: git⁸ gam¹ laan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gid³ gem¹ lan⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːt̚³ kɐm⁵⁵ laːn²¹/

Idiom

結金蘭

1. to become sworn brothers (or sisters); to adopt each other as sworn brothers; to become true confederates and blood brothers (forever); to enter into a masonic bond with each other; to swear eternal friendship; to take an oath of brotherhood; to be close friends

Synonyms

• 義結金蘭／义结金兰 (yìjiéjīnlán)

See also

• 金蘭之交／金兰之交 (jīnlánzhījiāo)