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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mènglán

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄥˋ ㄌㄢˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: mènglán
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄥˋ ㄌㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: menqlan
  - IPA ^(key): /mɤŋ⁵¹ la̠n³⁵/

Verb

夢蘭

(literary, figuratively) to become pregnant; to be pregnant

Derived terms

夢蘭叶吉／梦兰叶吉

燕姞夢蘭／燕姞梦兰

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