蘭州

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See also: 兰州

Chinese

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orchid
province; prefecture; state
province; prefecture; state; county
 
trad. (蘭州)
simp. (兰州)
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Etymology

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Coined in 581 with the establishment of 蘭州 (“Lan prefecture”). Named after 皋蘭山皋兰山.

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (37) (23)
Final () (61) (136)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I III
Fanqie
Baxter lan tsyuw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/lɑn/ /t͡ɕɨu/
Pan
Wuyun
/lɑn/ /t͡ɕiu/
Shao
Rongfen
/lɑn/ /t͡ɕiəu/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/lan/ /cuw/
Li
Rong
/lɑn/ /t͡ɕiu/
Wang
Li
/lɑn/ /t͡ɕĭəu/
Bernard
Karlgren
/lɑn/ /t͡ɕi̯ə̯u/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
lán zhōu
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
laan4 zau1

Proper noun

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蘭州

  1. () (historical) Lan (a former prefecture of modern Gansu Province, China)
  2. () Lanzhou (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Gansu, China)

Descendants

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  • English: Lan-chou, Lanchow, Lanzhou

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
らん
Jinmeiyō
しゅう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Proper noun

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(らん)(しゅう) (Ranshū

  1. Lanzhou (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Gansu, in northwestern China)