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

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/

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/	/ȵia^X/
Pan Wuyun	/lɑn/	/ȵia^X/
Shao Rongfen	/lɑn/	/ȵʑia^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lan/	/ȵia^X/
Li Rong	/lɑn/	/ȵia^X/
Wang Li	/lɑn/	/ȵʑĭa^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/lɑn/	/ȵʑi̯a^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lán	rě
Expected Cantonese Reflex	laan⁴	je⁵

Noun

蘭若

(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

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/

Middle Chinese: lan nyak

Rime
Character	蘭	若
Reading #	1/1	3/3
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	日 (38)
Final (韻)	寒 (61)	陽 (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/
Bernard Karlgren	/lɑn/	/ȵʑi̯ak̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lán	ruò
Expected Cantonese Reflex	laan⁴	joek⁶

Noun

蘭若

(literary) orchid and pollia; fragrant herbs

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