Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 藍

blue
indigo plant

surname Lan

sapphire blue

pinkish blue

blueberry

dark blue

cyanobacterium (blue-green alga)

Lantian county in Xi'an 西安 ( Xī'ān), Shaanxi

indigo dye
Polygonum tinctorium

bright blue

blue (color)

light blue

kohlrabi (Brassica oleracea)

indigo

blue sky

methylene blue

Blu-ray (disc format)

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)

blue whale

dark blue

John Lennon (1940-1980), English singer, guitarist, and songwriter

blueprint

Bluetooth

azure

cabbage
Chinese broccoli
gai larn

blue-collar
blue-collar worker

(bird species of China) Swinhoe's pheasant (Lophura swinhoii)

(usu. of the sky) azure; bright blue

dark blue

Isatis tinctoria (woad, a brassica producing blue dye)

(neologism) an unexplored, as yet uncontested market (contrasted with 紅海／红海 (hónghǎi))

Deep Blue, chess-playing computer, first to defeat reigning world champion, developed by IBM (1985-1997)

(bird species of China) slaty bunting (Emberiza siemsseni)

Chinese broccoli
Chinese kale
cabbage mustard
Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra
also pr. (jièlán)

blues (music)

Buddhist temple (loanword from Sanskrit "samgharama")

blue shift (astronomy)

azure
sky blue

blue topaz
topaz (aluminum fluorosilicate)

blueprint
source material on which later works (books, movies etc) are based

indigo (dye)

sky blue

variant of 襤褸／褴褛 (lánlü)

Lanshan county in Yongzhou 永州 ( Yǒngzhōu), Hunan

(bird species of China) blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius)

the Smurfs

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)

light blue

Cyanobacteria (phylum of blue-green algae)

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)

(bird species of China) black-capped kingfisher (Halcyon pileata)

Agent Blue

Lumbini, Nepal, birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama 釋迦牟尼／释迦牟尼 ( Shìjiāmóuní) founder of Buddhism (also written 嵐毘尼／岚毗尼 ( Lánpíní), 臘伐尼／腊伐尼 ( Làfání), 林微尼 ( Línwēiní))

blue chip stock

(bird species of China) white-winged magpie (Urocissa whiteheadi)

blue giant star

sumac (Rhus coriaria), east Mediterranean deciduous shrub with fruit used as spice
also called tanner's sumach or vinegar tree

Lantian county in Xi'an 西安 ( Xī'ān), Shaanxi

Blu-tack (brand)

míngguānglán

lavender blue

blue-tongue (viral disease of livestock)

azure

an official report (e.g. governmental)

Cyanobacteria (phylum of blue-green algae)

cloisonne
cloisonné

sapphire

(bird species of China) Siberian blue robin (Larvivora cyane)

jiaogulan (Gynostemma pentaphyllum)

(bird species of China) common green magpie (Cissa chinensis)

blue, gold and yellow (BGY), the three methods of manipulation: information control (via media and the Internet), money (bribery etc) and sexual temptation (honey trap etc)

(biochemistry) hemocyanin

alkali blue

navy blue

Lanshan county in Yongzhou 永州 ( Yǒngzhōu), Hunan

lánxiōngchún

(bird species of China) blue-breasted quail (Coturnix chinensis)

blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium)

European wild cabbage (Brassica oleracea)

(bird species of China) verditer flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus)

cabbage

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)

(bird species of China) blue eared pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum)

variant of 西蘭花／西兰花 (xīlánhuā)

indigo blue

Smurf

indigo woad root
root of Isatis tinctoria (used in TCM)

red cabbage
purple cabbage

porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS)
blue-ear swine fever

Plain Blue banner or Shuluun Höh khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟／锡林郭勒盟 ( Xīlínguōlè Méng), Inner Mongolia
also written 正蘭旗／正兰旗

lán'ěrcuìniǎo

(bird species of China) blue-eared kingfisher (Alcedo meninting)

Táiwānlánquè

(bird species of China) Taiwan blue magpie (Urocissa caerulea)

qiúyágānlán

Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea L. var. gemmifera)

kale

chúnlánxiānwēng

(bird species of China) pale blue flycatcher (Cyornis unicolor)

hóngzuǐlánquè

(bird species of China) red-billed blue magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha)

lántiánzhòngyù

a marriage made in heaven (idiom)

(bird species of China) bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)

lánwénnǎilào

blue cheese

zhūlánxiānwēng

(bird species of China) pygmy blue flycatcher (Muscicapella hodgsoni)

lánguāngguāngpán

Blu-ray disk, Sony high definition DVD disk

lánchìyèbēi

(bird species of China) blue-winged leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis)

(bird species of China) grandala (Grandala coelicolor)

lánpíngsǐjī

(computing) (of an operating system) to crash and display the "blue screen of death"

huīlánjīwēng

(bird species of China) slaty-blue flycatcher (Ficedula tricolor)

lánduǎnchìdōng

(bird species of China) white-browed shortwing (Brachypteryx montana)

jiéqiúgānlán

cabbage

lánliǎnjiānniǎo

(bird species of China) masked booby (Sula dactylatra)

lánchìxīméi

(bird species of China) blue-winged minla (Minla cyanouroptera)

liúlílánwēng

(bird species of China) Zappey's flycatcher (Cyanoptila cumatilis)

lányánzhījǐ

close male friend
confidant

the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom)

lánhóufēnghǔ

(bird species of China) blue-throated bee-eater (Merops viridis)

báichìlánquè

(bird species of China) white-winged magpie (Urocissa whiteheadi)

lánhóuxiānwēng

(bird species of China) blue-throated flycatcher (Cyornis rubeculoides)

huīlánshānquè

(bird species of China) azure tit (Cyanistes cyanus)

shānlánxiānwēng

(bird species of China) hill blue flycatcher (Cyornis whitei)

blue rose

lánxiōngyāngjī

(bird species of China) slaty-breasted rail (Gallirallus striatus)

lánméilínqú

(bird species of China) Himalayan bluetail (Tarsiger rufilatus)

wújīnggānlán

rutabaga (vegetable)

huángzuǐlánquè

(bird species of China) yellow-billed blue magpie (Urocissa flavirostris)

lánchìzàoméi

(bird species of China) blue-winged laughingthrush (Trochalopteron squamatum)

lánshìdàihuā

blue lace flower (Trachymene caerulea)

lánbāsèdōng

(bird species of China) blue pitta (Hydrornis cyaneus)

báiwěilánxiānwēng

白尾蓝仙鹟

[白尾藍仙鶲]

(bird species of China) white-tailed flycatcher (Cyornis concretus)

lánxūyèfēnghǔ

蓝须夜蜂虎

[藍鬚夜蜂虎]

(bird species of China) blue-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni)

zōngxiōnglánjīwēng

棕胸蓝姬鹟

[棕胸藍姬鶲]

(bird species of China) snowy-browed flycatcher (Ficedula hyperythra)

xiùxiōnglánjīwēng

锈胸蓝姬鹟

[鏽胸藍姬鶲]

(bird species of China) slaty-backed flycatcher (Ficedula hodgsonii)

báiwěilándìqú

白尾蓝地鸲

[白尾藍地鴝]

(bird species of China) white-tailed robin (Myiomela leucura)

zōngfùlánxiānwēng

棕腹蓝仙鹟

[棕腹藍仙鶲]

(bird species of China) vivid niltava (Niltava vivida)

lán'éhóngwěiqú

蓝额红尾鸲

[藍額紅尾鴝]

(bird species of China) blue-fronted redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis)

lánbèibāsèdōng

蓝背八色鸫

[藍背八色鶇]

(bird species of China) blue-rumped pitta (Hydrornis soror)

lánhóutàiyángniǎo

蓝喉太阳鸟

[藍喉太陽鳥]

(bird species of China) Mrs. Gould's sunbird (Aethopyga gouldiae)

lánxiōngfófǎsēng

蓝胸佛法僧

[藍胸佛法僧]

(bird species of China) European roller (Coracias garrulus)

lántóuhóngwěiqú

蓝头红尾鸲

[藍頭紅尾鴝]

(bird species of China) blue-capped redstart (Phoenicurus coeruleocephala)

Hǎinánlánxiānwēng

海南蓝仙鹟

[海南藍仙鶲]

(bird species of China) Hainan blue flycatcher (Cyornis hainanus)

báiméilánjīwēng

白眉蓝姬鹟

[白眉藍姬鶲]

(bird species of China) ultramarine flycatcher (Ficedula superciliaris)

hóngxiélánwěiqú

红胁蓝尾鸲

[紅脅藍尾鴝]

(bird species of China) red-flanked bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus)

lánzhěnhuāmìniǎo

蓝枕花蜜鸟

[藍枕花蜜鳥]

(bird species of China) purple-naped sunbird (Hypogramma hypogrammicum)

lánchìbāsèdōng

蓝翅八色鸫

[藍翅八色鶇]

(bird species of China) blue-winged pitta (Pitta moluccensis)

lánzhěnbāsèdōng

蓝枕八色鸫

[藍枕八色鶇]

(bird species of China) blue-naped pitta (Hydrornis nipalensis)

Lánsèxiǎojīnglíng

蓝色小精灵

[藍色小精靈]

the Smurfs
Smurf

lányāoduǎnwěiyīngwǔ

蓝腰短尾鹦鹉

[藍腰短尾鸚鵡]

(bird species of China) blue-rumped parrot (Psittinus cyanurus)

lán'échángjiǎodìqú

蓝额长脚地鸲

[藍額長腳地鴝]

(bird species of China) blue-fronted robin (Cinclidium frontale)

lánhóunǐzhuómùniǎo

蓝喉拟啄木鸟

[藍喉擬啄木鳥]

(bird species of China) blue-throated barbet (Megalaima asiatica)

lán'ěrnǐzhuómùniǎo

蓝耳拟啄木鸟

[藍耳擬啄木鳥]

(bird species of China) blue-eared barbet (Megalaima australis)

hóngchénghuánglülándiànzǐ

红橙黄绿蓝靛紫

[紅橙黃綠藍靛紫]

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet (the colors of the rainbow)

qīngchūyúlán'érshèngyúlán

青出于蓝而胜于蓝

[青出於藍而勝於藍]

lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom)
fig. the student surpasses the master