澧蘭沅芷

Chinese

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|- ! !surname; name of a river !orchid !name of a river !angelica (type of iris; plant root used for medicine) |- !trad. (澧蘭沅芷) | 澧 | 蘭 | 沅 | 芷 |- !simp. (澧兰沅芷) | 澧 | 兰 | 沅 | 芷 |}

Etymology

From 《湘夫人》 by Qu Yuan (屈原):

沅有茝兮澧有蘭 / 沅有茝兮澧有兰 [Classical Chinese] ― Yuán yǒu zhǐ xī Lǐ yǒu lán [Pinyin] ― The Yuan has angelicas; the Li has orchids

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǐlányuánzhǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄓˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: lǐlányuánzhǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄓˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liilanyuanjyy
  - IPA ^(key): /li²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ la̠n³⁵ y̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

澧蘭沅芷

to be of lofty and unsullied character

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