lán pí shū
an official report (e.g. governmental)
Lán tián
Lantian county in Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1], Shaanxi
lán běn
blueprint
source material on which later works (books, movies etc) are based
bǎn lán gēn
indigo woad root
root of Isatis indigotica (used in TCM)
gān lán
cabbage
Chinese broccoli
gai larn
lán lǐng
blue collar
common laborer
Shēn lán
Deep Blue, chess-playing computer, first to defeat reigning world champion, developed by IBM (1985-1997)
Lán shān
Lanshan county in Yongzhou 永州[Yong3 zhou1], Hunan
Lán yuè liang
Blue Moon, a hypothetical planet
lán yán zhī jǐ
close male friend
confidant
qīng chū yú lán
lit. green is born of blue, but beats blue (idiom); fig. the student becomes superior to the master
same as couplet 青出於藍,而勝於藍|青出于蓝,而胜于蓝
lán zǎo
cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
lán jīng
blue topaz
topaz (aluminum fluorosilicate)
Lán tián xiàn
Lantian county in Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1], Shaanxi
lán ěr bìng
porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS)
blue-ear swine fever
gài lán
Chinese broccoli
Chinese kale
cabbage mustard
Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra
also pr. [jie4 lan2]
lán guāng guāng pán
Blu-ray disk, Sony high definition DVD disk
qīng chū yú lán , ér shèng yú lán
lit. green is born of blue, but beats blue (idiom); fig. the student becomes superior to the master
Zhèng lán qí
Plain Blue banner or Shuluun Höh khoshuu in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 meng2], Inner Mongolia
also written 正蘭旗|正兰旗
Lán shān xiàn
Lanshan county in Yongzhou 永州[Yong3 zhou1], Hunan
Lán nóng
John Lennon (1940-1980), English singer, guitarist, and songwriter
sǐ jī lán píng
blue screen of death
computer crash screen
lán lǜ zǎo
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
lán yí
blue shift (in the Doppler effect)
piě lan
Brassica oleracea
kohlrabi
sōng lán
Isatis tinctoria (woad, a brassica producing blue dye)
lán xì jūn
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
Lán pí ní
Lumbini, Nepal, birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2] founder of Buddhism (also written 嵐毘尼|岚毘尼[Lan2 pi2 ni2], 臘伐尼|腊伐尼[La4 fa2 ni2], 林微尼[Lin2 wei1 ni2])
lán cǎo méi
blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium)
liǎo lán
indigo dye
Polygonum tinctorium
lán shé bìng
blue-tongue (viral disease of livestock)
lán zǎo mén
Cyanobacteria (phylum of blue-green algae)
hóng chéng huáng lǜ lán diàn zǐ
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
Colors of the rainbow
lán tián zhòng yù
a marriage made in heaven (idiom)
lán jūn
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
lán lǜ jūn
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
xuè lán sù
hemocyanin (protein in the blood of molluscs etc with a respiratory function similar to hemoglobin)
lán jūn mén
Cyanobacteria (phylum of blue-green algae)
lán shì dài huā
blue lace flower (Trachymene caerulea)
yě gān lán
European wild cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
lán fū mù
sumac (Rhus coriaria), east Mediterranean deciduous shrub with fruit used as spice
also called tanner's sumach or vinegar tree
lán chì yè bēi
(bird species of China) blue-winged leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis)
lán fěi cuì
(bird species of China) black-capped kingfisher (Halcyon pileata)
lán ěr nǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) blue-eared barbet (Megalaima australis)
lán ěr cuì niǎo
(bird species of China) blue-eared kingfisher (Alcedo meninting)
lán bèi bā sè dōng
(bird species of China) blue-rumped pitta (Hydrornis soror)
lán xiōng fó fǎ sēng
(bird species of China) European roller (Coracias garrulus)
lán chì xī méi
(bird species of China) blue-winged minla (Minla cyanouroptera)
lán chì zào méi
(bird species of China) blue-winged laughingthrush (Trochalopteron squamatum)
lán chì bā sè dōng
(bird species of China) blue-winged pitta (Pitta moluccensis)
lán lǚ
variant of 襤褸|褴褛[lan2 lu:3]
lán lǜ què
(bird species of China) common green magpie (Cissa chinensis)
lán lǜ zǎo
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
lán lǜ jūn
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
lán jī dōng
(bird species of China) blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius)
lán xiōng yāng jī
(bird species of China) slaty-breasted rail (Gallirallus striatus)
lán xiōng chún
(bird species of China) blue-breasted quail (Coturnix chinensis)
lán yāo duǎn wěi yīng wǔ
(bird species of China) blue-rumped parrot (Psittinus cyanurus)
huáng zuǐ lán què
(bird species of China) yellow-billed blue magpie (Urocissa flavirostris)
qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán
lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom)
fig. the student surpasses the master
xiù xiōng lán jī wēng
(bird species of China) slaty-backed flycatcher (Ficedula hodgsonii)
tóng lán wēng
(bird species of China) verditer flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus)
lán xián
(bird species of China) Swinhoe's pheasant (Lophura swinhoii)
lán wú
(bird species of China) slaty bunting (Emberiza siemsseni)
lán xū yè fēng hǔ
(bird species of China) blue-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni)
lán mǎ jī
(bird species of China) blue eared pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum)
lán é cháng jiǎo dì qú
(bird species of China) blue-fronted robin (Cinclidium frontale)
lán é hóng wěi qú
(bird species of China) blue-fronted redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis)
lán tóu hóng wěi qú
(bird species of China) blue-capped redstart (Phoenicurus coeruleocephala)
lán liǎn jiān niǎo
(bird species of China) masked booby (Sula dactylatra)
lán duǎn chì dōng
(bird species of China) white-browed shortwing (Brachypteryx montana)
lán méi lín qú
(bird species of China) Himalayan bluetail (Tarsiger rufilatus)
lán gē qú
(bird species of China) Siberian blue robin (Larvivora cyane)
bì lù lán lǚ
the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom)
bái chì lán què
(bird species of China) white-winged magpie (Urocissa whiteheadi)
bái méi lán jī wēng
(bird species of China) ultramarine flycatcher (Ficedula superciliaris)
bái wěi lán dì qú
(bird species of China) white-tailed robin (Myiomela leucura)
bái wěi lán xiān wēng
(bird species of China) white-tailed flycatcher (Cyornis concretus)
liú lí lán wēng
(bird species of China) Zappey's flycatcher (Cyanoptila cumatilis)
qiú yá gān lán
Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea L. var. gemmifera)
huī lán shān què
(bird species of China) azure tit (Cyanistes cyanus)
huī lán jī wēng
(bird species of China) slaty-blue flycatcher (Ficedula tricolor)
Hǎi nán lán xiān wēng
(bird species of China) Hainan blue flycatcher (Cyornis hainanus)
zōng fù lán xiān wēng
(bird species of China) vivid niltava (Niltava vivida)
zōng xiōng lán jī wēng
(bird species of China) snowy-browed flycatcher (Ficedula hyperythra)
shān lán xiān wēng
(bird species of China) hill blue flycatcher (Cyornis banyumas)
zhū lán xiān wēng
(bird species of China) pygmy blue flycatcher (Muscicapella hodgsoni)
hóng zuǐ lán què
(bird species of China) red-billed blue magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha)
hóng chéng huáng lǜ lán diàn zǐ
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
Colors of the rainbow
lán zhěn huā mì niǎo
(bird species of China) purple-naped sunbird (Hypogramma hypogrammicum)
lán zhěn bā sè dōng
(bird species of China) blue-naped pitta (Hydrornis nipalensis)
lán dà chì qú
(bird species of China) grandala (Grandala coelicolor)
lán hóu fēng hǔ
(bird species of China) blue-throated bee-eater (Merops viridis)
lán hóu gē qú
(bird species of China) bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
lán hóu nǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) blue-throated barbet (Megalaima asiatica)
lán hóu tài yáng niǎo
(bird species of China) Mrs. Gould's sunbird (Aethopyga gouldiae)
lán hóu xiān wēng
(bird species of China) blue-throated flycatcher (Cyornis rubeculoides)
lán bā sè dōng
(bird species of China) blue pitta (Hydrornis cyaneus)
Tái wān lán què
(bird species of China) Taiwan blue magpie (Urocissa caerulea)
zǐ gān lán
red cabbage
purple cabbage
chún lán xiān wēng
(bird species of China) pale blue flycatcher (Cyornis unicolor)
hóng xié lán wěi qú
(bird species of China) red-flanked bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus)