See also: 灿烂

Chinese

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glorious; bright; brilliant
glorious; bright; brilliant; lustrous; resplendent
 
rotten; decayed; well-cooked
rotten; decayed; well-cooked; mushy; broken; bad; to decay; completely
 
trad. (燦爛)
simp. (灿烂)
alternative forms 粲爛粲烂

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (14) (37)
Final () (61) (61)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter tshanH lanH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/t͡sʰɑnH/ /lɑnH/
Pan
Wuyun
/t͡sʰɑnH/ /lɑnH/
Shao
Rongfen
/t͡sʰɑnH/ /lɑnH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/t͡sʰanH/ /lanH/
Li
Rong
/t͡sʰɑnH/ /lɑnH/
Wang
Li
/t͡sʰɑnH/ /lɑnH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/t͡sʰɑnH/ /lɑnH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
càn làn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
caan3 laan6

Adjective

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燦爛

  1. resplendent; bright; glittering
  2. gorgeous; magnificent; splendid; outstanding; distinguished
    燦爛文化灿烂文化  ―  cànlàn wénhuà  ―  magnificent culture

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of resplendent): 暗淡 (àndàn)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (燦爛):

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
さん
Jinmeiyō
らん
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(さん)(らん) (sanran-tari (adnominal (さん)(らん)とした (sanran to shita) or (さん)(らん)たる (sanran taru), adverbial (さん)(らん) (sanran to) or (さん)(らん)として (sanran to shite))

  1. (archaic) bright, brilliant, resplendent

Synonyms

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Adverb

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(さん)(らん) (sanran

  1. brightly, brilliantly, resplendently

Usage notes

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  • Takes the (to) particle.

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

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燦爛

  1. chữ Hán form of xán lạn (bright).