蘭若

Chinese

Etymology 1

		phonetic
trad. (蘭若)		蘭	若
simp. (兰若)		兰	若

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lánrě

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄢˊ ㄖㄜˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laan⁴ je⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lánrě
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄢˊ ㄖㄜˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lánrě
    • Wade–Giles: lan²-jê³
    • Yale: lán-rě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lanree
    • Palladius: ланьжэ (lanʹžɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /län³⁵ ʐɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

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

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: laan⁴ je⁵
    • Yale: làahn yéh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laan⁴ je⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: lan⁴ yé⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːn²¹ jɛː¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: lan nyaeX

Rime
Character	蘭	若
Reading #	1/1	2/3
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	日 (38)
Final (韻)	寒 (61)	麻 (100)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	落干切	人者切
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/
Bernhard Karlgren	/lɑn/	/ȵʑi̯aX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lán	rě
Expected Cantonese Reflex	laan4	je5

Noun

蘭若

1. (Buddhism, nowadays chiefly in temple names) Buddhist temple

Etymology 2

		Short for 蘭草／兰草 (láncǎo).	Short for 杜若 (dùruò).
trad. (蘭若)		蘭	若
simp. (兰若)		兰	若

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lánruò

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄢˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laan⁴ joek⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lánruò
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄢˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lánruò
    • Wade–Giles: lan²-jo⁴
    • Yale: lán-rwò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lanruoh
    • Palladius: ланьжо (lanʹžo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /län³⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: laan⁴ joek⁶
    • Yale: làahn yeuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laan⁴ joek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lan⁴ yêg⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːn²¹ jœːk̚²/

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• Middle Chinese: lan nyak

Rime
Character	蘭	若
Reading #	1/1	3/3
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	日 (38)
Final (韻)	寒 (61)	藥 (107)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	落干切	而灼切
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/
Bernhard Karlgren	/lɑn/	/ȵʑi̯ak̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lán	ruò
Expected Cantonese Reflex	laan4	joek6

Noun

蘭若

1. (literary) orchid and pollia; fragrant herbs