Usage of the character 瀾
lán
澜
[瀾]
- swelling water
bōlán
波澜
[波瀾]
- billows
- great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum)
Yáng Lán
杨澜
[楊瀾]
- Yang Lan (1968-), Chinese media proprietor, journalist, and talk show hostess
Láncāngxiàn
澜沧县
[瀾滄縣]
- Lancang Lahuzu autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱 ( Pǔ'ěr), Yunnan
Guānlán Hú
观澜湖
[觀瀾湖]
- Mission Hills Group (Chinese hospitality, sports and leisure company)
Láncāng Jiāng
澜沧江
[瀾滄江]
- Lancang River of Qinghai and Yunnan, the upper reaches of Mekong River 湄公河 ( Méigōng Hé) of Southeast Asia
tuībōzhùlán
推波助澜
[推波助瀾]
- to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum
- to encourage sth to get bigger
- to add fuel to the fire
lìwǎnkuánglán
力挽狂澜
[力挽狂瀾]
- to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis
bōlánqǐfú
波澜起伏
[波瀾起伏]
- one climax follows another (of thrilling story)
bōlánlǎochéng
波澜老成
[波瀾老成]
- splendid and powerful (of story)
- majestic
- awesome
bōlánzhuàngkuò
波澜壮阔
[波瀾壯闊]
- surging forward with great momentum
- unfolding on a magnificent scale
Láncāng Lāhùzú Zìzhìxiàn
澜沧拉祜族自治县
[瀾滄拉祜族自治縣]
- Lancang Lahuzu Autonomous County in Pu'er 普洱 ( Pǔ'ěr), Yunnan