百歲蘭

Chinese

a hundred years; one's life orchid
trad. (百歲蘭) 百歲
simp. (百岁兰) 百岁

Pronunciation


  • Puxian Min
    • (Putian)
      • Pouseng Ping'ing: beh6 huei4 lang2 [Phonetic: beh6 huei1 lang2]
      • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: beh-ho̍i-láng
      • Sinological IPA (key): /pɛʔ²¹ huei⁴²⁻⁵⁵ laŋ¹³/

Noun

百歲蘭

  1. (Putian Puxian Min) a type of orchid that blooms before Chinese New Year

Synonyms

References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “百岁兰”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 34.