Usage of the character 兰

lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom); fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common
the rain falls on the just and unjust alike

Bāgélánshěng

巴格兰省

[巴格蘭省]

Baghlan province of north Afghanistan

Hǎi'ěrdélán

海尔德兰

[海爾德蘭]

Gelderland, province of the Netherlands

Màikèmǐlán

麦克米兰

[麥克米蘭]

McMillan or MacMillan (name)
Harold Macmillan (1894-1986), UK conservative politician, prime minister 1957-1963

Yīsīlánbǎo

伊斯兰堡

[伊斯蘭堡]

Islamabad, capital of Pakistan

jīnlánzhījiāo

金兰之交

[金蘭之交]

intimate friendship (idiom)

Lánkāixiàjùn

兰开夏郡

[蘭開夏郡]

Lancashire (English county)

Sàmǎlánqí

萨马兰奇

[薩馬蘭奇]

Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920-2010), Spanish Olympic official, president of International Olympic Committee 1980-2001

cǎilánzèngsháo

采兰赠芍

[採蘭贈芍]

lit. pick orchids and present peonies (idiom); fig. presents between lovers

Dōngmìdélán

东密德兰

[東密德蘭]

East Midlands, English county

Fúláifúlán

弗莱福兰

[弗萊福蘭]

Flevoland, province in Netherlands

Fǎlánkèfú

法兰克福

[法蘭克福]

Frankfurt (Germany)

Aì'ěrlánrén

爱尔兰人

[愛爾蘭人]

Irish person

zhīlányùshù

芝兰玉树

[芝蘭玉樹]

lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom); fig. a child with splendid future prospects

sūgélánchǎng

苏格兰场

[蘇格蘭場]

Scotland Yard

Lánkāisītè

兰开斯特

[蘭開斯特]

Lancaster

Gélánfēnduō

格兰芬多

[格蘭芬多]

Gryffindor (Harry Potter)

Lánbójīní

兰博基尼

[蘭博基尼]

Lamborghini (Italian car manufacturer)

Lánzhōu Dàxué

兰州大学

[蘭州大學]

Lanzhou University

Bólándēngbǎo

勃兰登堡

[勃蘭登堡]

Brandenburg

Jílándānzhōu

吉兰丹州

[吉蘭丹州]

Kelantan sultanate of Malaysia, near Thai border, capital Kota Baharu 哥打巴魯／哥打巴鲁 ( Gēdǎbālǔ)

Lèhuá Méilán

乐华梅兰

[樂華梅蘭]

Leroy Merlin (PRC DIY chain)

Mǎlǐlánzhōu

马里兰州

[馬里蘭州]

Maryland, US state

láncuīyùzhé

兰摧玉折

[蘭摧玉折]

premature death of a budding talent
those whom the Gods love die young

Wūlánchábù

乌兰察布

[烏蘭察布]

Ulaanchab, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia

zhīlánzhīshì

芝兰之室

[芝蘭之室]

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

Sàlánsīkè

萨兰斯克

[薩蘭斯克]

Saransk, capital of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia

Fúkèlán Qúndǎo

福克兰群岛

[福克蘭群島]

Falkland Islands

Yīnggélán Yínháng

英格兰银行

[英格蘭銀行]

Bank of England

Shèdélán Qúndǎo

设得兰群岛

[設得蘭群島]

Shetland Islands

Lán Zhèng Chángguǎndào

兰郑长管道

[蘭鄭長管道]

Lanzhou-Zhengzhou-Changsha oil pipeline

Kǎsàbùlánkǎ

卡萨布兰卡

[卡薩布蘭卡]

Casablanca (Morocco's economic capital)

Xīmǐdélánzī

西米德兰兹

[西米德蘭茲]

West Midlands, UK county, capital Birmingham 伯明翰 ( Bómínghàn)

Wūlánhàotèshì

乌兰浩特市

[烏蘭浩特市]

Wulanhaote, county-level city, Mongolian Ulaan xot, in Hinggan league 興安盟／兴安盟 ( Xīng'ānméng), east Inner Mongolia

Kǎidágélánzú

凯达格兰族

[凱達格蘭族]

Ketagalan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan, esp. northeast corner

Atèlándìsī

阿特兰蒂斯

[阿特蘭蒂斯]

Atlantis

Gělánsùshǐkè

葛兰素史克

[葛蘭素史克]

GlaxoSmithKline, British pharmaceutical company

Zhíluò Bùlányǎ

直落布兰雅

[直落布蘭雅]

Telok Blangah, a place in Singapore

sānsèzǐluólán

三色紫罗兰

[三色紫羅蘭]

pansy

Bāyīlán Dàxué

巴伊兰大学

[巴伊蘭大學]

Bar-Ilan University, in Israel

Hélánshìpāimài

荷兰式拍卖

[荷蘭式拍賣]

Dutch auction
descending-price auction

Gélánshìyīnxìng

革兰氏阴性

[革蘭氏陰性]

Gram negative (bacteria that do not retain Gram stain, often the more dangerous kind)

Lánlíng Xiàoxiàoshēng

兰陵笑笑生

[蘭陵笑笑生]

Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng, pseudonym of the Ming dynasty writer and author of the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅 ( Jīnpíngméi)

Hèlán Shānyánliù

贺兰山岩鹨

[賀蘭山岩鷚]

(bird species of China) Mongolian accentor (Prunella koslowi)

Mǐkāilánjīluó

米开兰基罗

[米開蘭基羅]

Michelangelo (Tw)

Guójì Mǐlán Duì

国际米兰队

[國際米蘭隊]

FC Internazionale Milano (football club)
abbr. for 國際米蘭足球俱樂部／国际米兰足球俱乐部 ( Guójì Mǐlán Zúqiú Jùlèbù)

gélánshìyīnxìng

格兰氏阴性

[格蘭氏陰性]

Gram negative (of bacteria)
also written 革蘭氏陰性／革兰氏阴性

lǐ'àogélándé

里奥格兰德

[里奧格蘭德]

Rio Grande (Brasil)

Wūlánchábùshì

乌兰察布市

[烏蘭察布市]

Ulaanchab, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia

Tāngmǔ· Kèlánxī

汤姆·克兰西

[湯姆·克蘭西]

Tom Clancy (1947-2013), US author

Xīmǐdélánzījùn

西米德兰兹郡

[西米德蘭茲郡]

West Midlands, UK county, capital Birmingham 伯明翰 ( Bómínghàn)

Aì'ěrlán Gònghéjūn

爱尔兰共和军

[愛爾蘭共和軍]

Irish Republican Army

Fǎlánkèfú Xuépài

法兰克福学派

[法蘭克福學派]

Frankfurt School

Gélánshìrǎnsèfǎ

革兰氏染色法

[革蘭氏染色法]

Gram stain (used to distinguished two different kinds of bacteria)

Aì'ěrlán Gònghéguó

爱尔兰共和国

[愛爾蘭共和國]

Republic of Ireland

Hèlán Shānhóngwěiqú

贺兰山红尾鸲

[賀蘭山紅尾鴝]

(bird species of China) Alashan redstart (Phoenicurus alaschanicus)

Kēlì'àolánnàsī

科利奥兰纳斯

[科利奧蘭納斯]

Coriolanus, 1607 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞／莎士比亚

Hélán Huángjiā Hángkōng

荷兰皇家航空

[荷蘭皇家航空]

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Fǎlánkèfú Chēzhǎn

法兰克福车展

[法蘭克福車展]

the Frankfurt Motor Show

Fǎlánxī Tǐyùchǎng

法兰西体育场

[法蘭西體育場]

Stade de France

Sūgélán Zhé'ěrmāo

苏格兰折耳猫

[蘇格蘭摺耳貓]

Scottish Fold

Sūgélánmùyángquǎn

苏格兰牧羊犬

[蘇格蘭牧羊犬]

Scotch collie
rough collie

Yīsīlánmǎbādé

伊斯兰马巴德

[伊斯蘭馬巴德]

Islamabad, capital of Pakistan (Tw)

Fǎlánkèfú Huìbào

法兰克福汇报

[法蘭克福匯報]

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Fúlánxīsī· Péigēn

弗兰西斯·培根

[弗蘭西斯·培根]

Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English Renaissance philosopher and early scientist

Fǎlánxīsī· Péigēn

法兰西斯·培根

[法蘭西斯·培根]

Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English Renaissance philosopher and early scientist

Sūgélán Nüwáng Mǎlì

苏格兰女王玛丽

[蘇格蘭女王瑪麗]

Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-87)

Wénlái Dálǔsàlánguó

文莱达鲁萨兰国

[文萊達魯薩蘭國]

Brunei Darussalam

Yīsīlán Shèngzhàn Zǔzhī

伊斯兰圣战组织

[伊斯蘭聖戰組織]

Islamic Jihad (Palestinian armed faction)

Yīsīlán Huìyì Zǔzhī

伊斯兰会议组织

[伊斯蘭會議組織]

Organization of the Islamic Conference

Bùlánnī· Sīpí'ěrsī

布兰妮·斯皮尔斯

[布蘭妮·斯皮爾斯]

Britney Spears (1981-), US pop singer

Běnjiémíng· Fùlánkèlín

本杰明·富兰克林

[本傑明·富蘭克林]

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American writer, scientist, inventor, politician and diplomat

Fúlǎngsuǒwǎ· Huòlándé

弗朗索瓦·霍兰德

[弗朗索瓦·霍蘭德]

François Hollande (1954-), French Socialist politician, president of France 2012-2017
also written 奧朗德／奥朗德 ( Aòlǎngdé)

Fǎlánxīsī· Fěidínán

法兰西斯·斐迪南

[法蘭西斯·斐迪南]

Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria (1863-1914), heir to the Hapsburg throne, whose assassination in Sarajevo led to World War I

Zhōngguó Yīsīlánjiào Xiéhuì

中国伊斯兰教协会

[中國伊斯蘭教協會]

Chinese Patriotic Islamic Association

Lán Zhèng Chángchéngpǐnyóuguǎndào

兰郑长成品油管道

[蘭鄭長成品油管道]

Lanzhou-Zhengzhou-Changsha oil pipeline

Niǔfēnlányǔ Lābùlāduō

纽芬兰与拉布拉多

[紐芬蘭與拉布拉多]

Newfoundland and Labrador, province of Canada

Fǎlánkèfú Zhèngquànjiāoyìsuǒ

法兰克福证券交易所

[法蘭克福證券交易所]

Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE)

Guójì Mǐlán Zúqiú Jùlèbù

国际米兰足球俱乐部

[國際米蘭足球俱樂部]

FC Internazionale Milano (football club)

Lánpíng Báizú Pǔmǐzú Zìzhìxiàn

兰坪白族普米族自治县

[蘭坪白族普米族自治縣]

Lanping Bai and Pumi autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 ( Nùjiāng Lìsùzúzìzhìzhōu) in northwest Yunnan

Dōng Tūjuésītǎn Yīsīlán Yùndòng

东突厥斯坦伊斯兰运动

[東突厥斯坦伊斯蘭運動]

East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM)