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芝蘭之室

简芝兰之室 · 繁芝蘭之室

Mandarin · pinyin zhī lán zhī shì

lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom); fig. in wealthy and pleasant company

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芝: zhī · sesame; a purplish or brown mushroom thought to have miraculous powers; 'a divine and felicitous plant' (Karlgren)
蘭: Look up this written character
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
室: shì · room, home, house, chamber; 13th lunar mansion, determinative star α Pegasi (Markab)
兰: lán · orchid; elegant, graceful

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1–2–1–4 · zhi1 lan2 zhi1 shi4

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zi1 laan4 zi1 sat1

Cantonese word readings for 芝蘭之室. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

zi1 laan4 zi1 sat1

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.