夢蘭

Chinese

to dream orchid
trad. (夢蘭) 夢 蘭
simp. (梦兰) 梦 兰
Literally: “to dream of seeing an orchid”.

Etymology

From the story of Yanji, the concubine of Duke Wen of Zheng.

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 夢 夢 蘭
Reading # 1/2 2/2 1/1
Initial (聲) 明 (4) 明 (4) 來 (37)
Final (韻) 東 (2) 東 (2) 寒 (61)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division (等) III III I
Fanqie 莫中切 莫鳳切 落干切
Baxter mjuwng mjuwngH lan
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/mɨuŋ/ /mɨuŋH/ /lɑn/
Pan
Wuyun
/miuŋ/ /miuŋH/ /lɑn/
Shao
Rongfen
/miuŋ/ /miuŋH/ /lɑn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/muwŋ/ /muwŋH/ /lan/
Li
Rong
/miuŋ/ /miuŋH/ /lɑn/
Wang
Li
/mĭuŋ/ /mĭuŋH/ /lɑn/
Bernard
Karlgren
/mi̯uŋ/ /mi̯uŋH/ /lɑn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
méng mèng lán
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
mung4 mung6 laan4

Verb

夢蘭

  1. (literary, figurative) to become pregnant; to be pregnant

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 夢蘭叶吉/梦兰叶吉
  • 燕姞夢蘭/燕姞梦兰
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