金蘭
Chinese
editmetal; gold; money | orchid | ||
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trad. (金蘭) | 金 | 蘭 | |
simp. (金兰) | 金 | 兰 |
Etymology
editShort for a quote from 《易經》.
- 二人同心,其利斷金。同心之言,其臭如蘭。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: I Ching, 11th – 8th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Èr rén tóngxīn, qí lì duàn jīn. Tóngxīn zhī yán, qí xiù rú lán. [Pinyin]
- When two men are one in heart, not iron bolts keep them apart. From the words they in their union use, fragrance like orchid plants diffuse.
二人同心,其利断金。同心之言,其臭如兰。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄌㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jinlán
- Wade–Giles: chin1-lan2
- Yale: jīn-lán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinlan
- Palladius: цзиньлань (czinʹlanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ län³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gam1 laan4
- Yale: gām làahn
- Cantonese Pinyin: gam1 laan4
- Guangdong Romanization: gem1 lan4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐm⁵⁵ laːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun
edit金蘭
- (literary) profound friendship; intimate relationship
- (literary) sworn brotherhood or sisterhood; fraternity
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 金 (jīn), 蘭/兰 (lán). ("golden orchid")
Derived terms
editDescendants
editProper noun
edit金蘭
Derived terms
editJapanese
editKanji in this term | |
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金 | 蘭 |
きん Grade: 1 |
らん Jinmeiyō |
kan'on |
Etymology 1
edit/kim ran/ → /kimʉran/ → /kinran/
From Middle Chinese 金蘭 (MC kim lan), itself from the first Great Treatise of the 易経 (Ekikyō, “I Ching”):[1][2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- (figurative) Short for 金蘭の契り (kinran no chigiri) or 金蘭の交わり (kinran no majiwari): a profound or intimate relationship
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editKanji in this term | |
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金 | 蘭 |
きん Grade: 1 |
らん Jinmeiyō |
kan'on |
From 金 (kin, “gold”) + 蘭 (ran, “orchid”).
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