兰 陵 笑 笑 生

Lán líng Xiào xiào shēngdictionary entry

Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng, pseudonym of the Ming dynasty writer and author of the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅[Jīn píng méi]

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蘭陵笑笑生 兰陵笑笑生 [Lan2 ling2 Xiao4 xiao4 sheng1] /Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng, pseudonym of the Ming dynasty writer and author of the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅[Jin1 ping2 mei2]/

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Other forms in these source records: 蘭陵笑笑生

兰
lán
orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii) / fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei) / lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)
Lán
surname Lan / abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lán zhōu], Gansu
陵
líng
mound / tomb / hill / mountain
笑
xiào
to laugh / to smile / to laugh at
笑
xiào
to laugh / to smile / to laugh at
生
shēng
to grow / to give birth / to produce / to be born / to arise / to occur / to light (a fire) / to live / to be alive / life / raw / uncooked / unprocessed / unfamiliar / strange / (bound form) student / person engaged in a field / (bound form) male role in traditional opera / (bound form) life / lifetime / (bound form) means of livelihood / (bound form) very / intensely (as in 生疼[shēng téng]) / (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽[shēng lā yìng zhuài])

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