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Usage of the character 鸾

luán
[鸞]
  • mythical bird related to phoenix
luánfèng
鸾凤
[鸞鳳]
  • luan and phoenix
  • husband and wife
  • virtuous person
  • sovereign
  • belle
jìngluán
镜鸾
[鏡鸞]
  • to lose one's spouse
gūluánnián
孤鸾年
[孤鸞年]
  • inauspicious year for marriage
luánxiángfèngjí
鸾翔凤集
[鸞翔鳳集]
  • lit. firebird and phoenix come together (idiom)
  • fig. a gathering of eminent people
diānluándǎofèng
颠鸾倒凤
[顛鸞倒鳳]
  • to have sexual intercourse
luánxiángfèngzhù
鸾翔凤翥
[鸞翔鳳翥]
  • (of calligraphy) full of power and grace
luánpiāofèngbó
鸾飘凤泊
[鸞飄鳳泊]
  • lit. firebird soars, phoenix alights (idiom)
  • fig. bold, graceful calligraphy
  • married couple separated from each other
  • talented person not given the opportunity to fulfill his potential