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蓝颜知己

lán yán zhī jǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
close male friend / confidant
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-f641e34a63ecdf8b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

藍顏知己 蓝颜知己 [lan2 yan2 zhi1 ji3] /close male friend/confidant/

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Other forms in these source records: 藍顏知己

  • 蓝
    lán

    blue / indigo plant

    Lán

    surname Lan

  • 颜
    yán

    color / face / countenance

    Yán

    surname Yan

  • 知
    zhī

    to know / to be aware

  • 己
    jǐ

    self / oneself / sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān] / sixth in order / letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / hexa

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.