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紫羅蘭

简紫罗兰 · 繁紫羅蘭

Mandarin · pinyin zǐ luó lán

(botany) common stock; gillyflower (Matthiola incana)
(botany) violet

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紫: zǐ · purple, violet; amethyst; surname
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蘭: Look up this written character
罗: luó · net for catching birds; gauze
兰: lán · orchid; elegant, graceful

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3–2–2 · zi3 luo2 lan2

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zi2 lo4 laan4

Cantonese word readings for 紫羅蘭. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

(botany) stock (Matthiola incana)
violet (Viola odorata)
(obsolete) iris (Iris tectorum)
(dialectal) purple heart (Tradescantia pallida 'Purpurea')

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