蘭若

Chinese

Etymology 1

phonetic
trad. (蘭若)
simp. (兰若)

Short for 阿蘭若 (MC 'a lan nyaeX), from Sanskrit अरण्य (araṇya, distance, foreign country; wilderness; forest).

Pronunciation


Note: Note the pronunciation of for , not ruò as may be expected.

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 2/3
Initial () (37) (38)
Final () (61) (100)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I III
Fanqie
Baxter lan nyaeX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/lɑn/ /ȵiaX/
Pan
Wuyun
/lɑn/ /ȵiaX/
Shao
Rongfen
/lɑn/ /ȵʑiaX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/lan/ /ȵiaX/
Li
Rong
/lɑn/ /ȵiaX/
Wang
Li
/lɑn/ /ȵʑĭaX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/lɑn/ /ȵʑi̯aX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
lán
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
laan4 je5

Noun

蘭若

  1. (nowadays chiefly in temple names) Buddhist temple

Etymology 2

Short for 蘭草兰草 (láncǎo). Short for 杜若 (dùruò).
trad. (蘭若)
simp. (兰若)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 3/3
Initial () (37) (38)
Final () (61) (107)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I III
Fanqie
Baxter lan nyak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/lɑn/ /ȵɨɐk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/lɑn/ /ȵiɐk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/lɑn/ /ȵʑiɑk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/lan/ /ȵɨak̚/
Li
Rong
/lɑn/ /ȵiak̚/
Wang
Li
/lɑn/ /ȵʑĭak̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/lɑn/ /ȵʑi̯ak̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
lán ruò
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
laan4 joek6

Noun

蘭若

  1. (literary) orchid and pollia; fragrant herbs
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