柳蘭

Chinese

		willow	orchid
trad. (柳蘭)		柳	蘭
simp. (柳兰)		柳	兰

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liǔlán

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄢˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: liǔlán
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: liǒulán
  - Wade–Giles: liu³-lan²
  - Yale: lyǒu-lán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leoulan
  - Palladius: люлань (ljulanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ län³⁵/

Noun

柳蘭

fireweed

Japanese

Kanji in this term
柳	蘭
やなぎ Grade: S	らん Jinmeiyō
yutōyomi

Etymology

柳(やなぎ) (yanagi, “willow”) + 蘭(らん) (ran, “orchid”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ja̠na̠ɡʲiɾã̠ɴ]

Noun

柳(やなぎ)蘭(らん) or 柳蘭(ヤナギラン) • (yanagiran)

rosebay willowherb, fireweed, Epilobium angustifolium

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).