蓼藍

Chinese

		luxuriant growth; polygonum; smartweed	blue; indigo plant; surname
trad. (蓼藍)		蓼	藍
simp. (蓼蓝)		蓼	蓝

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liǎolán

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): liu⁵ laam⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: liǎolán
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: liǎolán
  - Wade–Giles: liao³-lan²
  - Yale: lyǎu-lán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leaulan
  - Palladius: ляолань (ljaolanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ län³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: liu⁵ laam⁴
  - Yale: líuh làahm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: liu⁵ laam⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: liu⁵ lam⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːu̯¹³ laːm²¹/

Noun

蓼藍

Chinese indigo (Persicaria tinctoria)

Synonyms

藍／蓝 (lán)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蓼	藍
たで Hyōgai	あい Grade: S
kun'yomi

Noun

蓼(たで)藍(あい) or 蓼藍(タデアイ) • (tadeai)

Japanese indigo, Persicaria tinctoria
Synonyms: 藍 (ai), 藍蓼 (aitade)

Usage notes

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