Usage of the character 烂

(Tw) (slang) to be ticked off by (sb or sth); to be pissed at (sb or sth); to be in a foul mood; down in the dumps (from Taiwanese 揬𡳞, Tai-lo pr. (tu̍h-lān))

lànhu

烂糊

[爛糊]

overripe
overcooked

báilàn

白烂

[白爛]

(slang) stupid; ridiculous

mílàn

糜烂

[糜爛]

dissipated
rotten
decaying

xuànlàn

绚烂

[絢爛]

splendid
gorgeous
dazzling

lànmàn

烂熳

[爛熳]

variant of 爛漫／烂漫 (lànmàn)

lànshú

烂熟

[爛熟]

well cooked
to know thoroughly

bǎilàn

摆烂

[擺爛]

(neologism c. 2014) (slang) to stop striving (esp. when one knows one cannot succeed); to let it all go to hell; (sports) to tank

xiǔlàn

朽烂

[朽爛]

rotten

lànsú

烂俗

[爛俗]

clichéd

méilàn

霉烂

[霉爛]

mold
rot

dùlàn

度烂

[度爛]

see 賭爛／赌烂 (dǔlàn)

dǎolàn

捣烂

[搗爛]

to mash
to beat to a pulp

làngěng

烂梗

[爛梗]

lame joke

lànní

烂泥

[爛泥]

mud
mire

hǔlàn

唬烂

[唬爛]

(slang) (Tw) to bullshit
to fool

lànzhàng

烂账

[爛賬]

disorganized accounts
uncollectable debts; bad debt

zhuànglàn

撞烂

[撞爛]

to destroy by smashing
smashed up

sīlàn

撕烂

[撕爛]

to tear up
to tear to pieces

fǔlàn

腐烂

[腐爛]

to rot
to putrefy
(fig.) corrupt

mílàn

靡烂

[靡爛]

rotting; decaying

xībālàn

稀巴烂

[稀巴爛]

see 稀爛／稀烂 (xīlàn)

lànjúzi

烂橘子

[爛橘子]

(EA) Origin (service) (jocular)

làntānzi

烂摊子

[爛攤子]

terrible mess; shambles

xiàsānlàn

下三烂

[下三爛]

variant of 下三濫／下三滥 (xiàsānlàn)

làntáohuā

烂桃花

[爛桃花]

unhappy love affair

lànwūhuò

烂污货

[爛污貨]

loose woman
slut

lànhǎorén

烂好人

[爛好人]

sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone

lànshétóu

烂舌头

[爛舌頭]

to gossip
to blab
a blab-mouth

tiānzhēnlànmàn

天真烂漫

[天真爛漫]

innocent and unaffected

sǐchánlàndǎ

死缠烂打

[死纏爛打]

(coll.) to pester
to harass

jiāotóulàn'é

焦头烂额

[焦頭爛額]

lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)
fig. hard-pressed; under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc)

cànlànduōcǎi

灿烂多彩

[燦爛多彩]

multicolored splendor (of fireworks, bright lights etc)

fèitónglàntiě

废铜烂铁

[廢銅爛鐵]

scrap metal
a pile of junk

lànzuìrúní

烂醉如泥

[爛醉如泥]

(idiom) to be dead drunk; to be plastered

gǔnguālànshú

滚瓜烂熟

[滾瓜爛熟]

lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. to know fluently
to know sth inside out
to know sth by heart

hǎikū-shílàn

海枯石烂

[海枯石爛]

lit. until the seas dry up and stones go soft (idiom)
fig. forever; until the end of time

mílànxìngdújì

糜烂性毒剂

[糜爛性毒劑]

vesicant

tānduōjiáobùlàn

贪多嚼不烂

[貪多嚼不爛]

to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)

ròulànzàiguōlǐ

肉烂在锅里

[肉爛在鍋裡]

lit. the meat falls apart as it stews, but it all stays in the pot (idiom)
fig. some of us may lose or gain, but in any case the benefits don't go to outsiders

sāncùnbùlànzhīshé

三寸不烂之舌

[三寸不爛之舌]