蘭亭

Chinese

		orchid	pavilion
trad. (蘭亭)		蘭	亭
simp. (兰亭)		兰	亭
Literally: “Orchard Pavilion”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Lántíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laan⁴ ting⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Lántíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Lántíng
    • Wade–Giles: Lan²-tʻing²
    • Yale: Lán-tíng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Lantyng
    • Palladius: Ланьтин (Lanʹtin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /län³⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: laan⁴ ting⁴
    • Yale: làahn tìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laan⁴ ting⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lan⁴ ting⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːn²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹/

Proper noun

蘭亭

1. Lan Ting (a pavilion in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, where Lantingji Xu was composed in 353 CE)

   • 嗚呼！勝地不常，盛筵難再。蘭亭已矣，梓澤丘墟。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     呜呼！胜地不常，盛筵难再。兰亭已矣，梓泽丘墟。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 7th century, 王勃 (Wang Bo), 滕王閣序

     Wūhū! Shèngdì bùcháng, shèngyán nán zài. Lántíng yǐ yǐ, Zǐzé qiūxū. [Pinyin]

     Alas, those famous sites cannot be eternal, and splendid banquet may be hard to find again. The site of Lanting Banquet is gone, Shi Cong's magnificent Zize is dilapidated.

2. Lantingji Xu

   Synonym: 蘭亭帖 / 兰亭帖