斑蘭

Chinese

		variegated	orchid
trad. (斑蘭)		斑	蘭
simp. (斑兰)		斑	兰
alternative forms		班蘭／班兰 班丹

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of Malay pandan. Compare 斑斕／斑斓 (bānlán).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bānlán

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄢ ㄌㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baan¹ laan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bānlán
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄢ ㄌㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: banlán
    • Wade–Giles: pan¹-lan²
    • Yale: bān-lán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: banlan
    • Palladius: баньлань (banʹlanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pän⁵⁵ län³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: baan¹ laan⁴
    • Yale: bāan làahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baan¹ laan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ban¹ lan⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːn⁵⁵ laːn²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 斑斕／斑斓 斒斕／斒斓

Noun

斑蘭

1. pandan (Pandanus amaryllifolius)

   斑蘭葉／斑兰叶  ―  bānlányè  ―  pandan leaves

Synonyms

• 七葉蘭／七叶兰

Derived terms

• 斑蘭糕／斑兰糕
• 斑蘭蛋糕／斑兰蛋糕