làn

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Definitions

  1. 1. soft; mushy
  2. 2. well-cooked and soft
  3. 3. to rot; to decompose
  4. 4. rotten
  5. 5. worn out
  6. 6. chaotic; messy
  7. 7. utterly; thoroughly
  8. 8. crappy; bad

Words Containing 烂

灿烂
càn làn

to glitter

腐烂
fǔ làn

to rot

三寸不烂之舌
sān cùn bù làn zhī shé

to have a silver tongue

出头的椽子先烂
chū tóu de chuán zi xiān làn

lit. rafters that jut out rot first (idiom)

唬烂
hǔ làn

to fool

天真烂漫
tiān zhēn làn màn

innocent and unaffected

好记性不如烂笔头
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu

the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)

度烂
dù làn

see 賭爛|赌烂[dǔ làn]

废铜烂铁
fèi tóng làn tiě

scrap metal

捣烂
dǎo làn

to mash

撕烂
sī làn

to tear up

撞烂
zhuàng làn

to destroy by smashing

摆烂
bǎi làn

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

朽烂
xiǔ làn

rotten

死缠烂打
sǐ chán làn dǎ

(coll.) to pester

比烂
bǐ làn

to compare two unsatisfactory things

海枯石烂
hǎi kū shí làn

lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom)

滚瓜烂熟
gǔn guā làn shú

lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. to know fluently

溃烂
kuì làn

to fester; to ulcerate

焦头烂额
jiāo tóu làn é

lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)

灿烂多彩
càn làn duō cǎi

multicolored splendor (of fireworks, bright lights etc)

烂俗
làn sú

clichéd

烂好人
làn hǎo rén

sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone

烂尾
làn wěi

unfinished

烂崽
làn zǎi

(dialect) hooligan; low-life

烂摊子
làn tān zi

terrible mess; shambles

烂桃花
làn táo huā

unhappy love affair

烂梗
làn gěng

lame joke

烂橘子
làn jú zi

(EA) Origin (service) (jocular)

烂污货
làn wū huò

loose woman

烂泥
làn ní

mud

烂泥扶不上墙
làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng

useless (idiom)

烂泥糊不上墙
làn ní hú bù shàng qiáng

see 爛泥扶不上牆|烂泥扶不上墙[làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng]

烂漫
làn màn

brightly colored

烂熟
làn shú

well cooked

烂片
làn piàn

dud movie

烂糊
làn hu

overripe

烂舌头
làn shé tóu

to gossip

烂账
làn zhàng

disorganized accounts

烂透
làn tòu

rotten to the core

烂醉
làn zuì

dead drunk

烂醉如泥
làn zuì rú ní

(idiom) to be dead drunk; to be plastered

破烂
pò làn

worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged

砸烂
zá làn

to smash

稀巴烂
xī bā làn

see 稀爛|稀烂[xī làn]

稀烂
xī làn

smashed up; broken into pieces; thoroughly mashed; pulpy

糜烂
mí làn

dissipated

糜烂性毒剂
mí làn xìng dú jì

vesicant

绚烂
xuàn làn

splendid

肉烂在锅里
ròu làn zài guō lǐ

lit. the meat falls apart as it stews, but it all stays in the pot (idiom)

贪多嚼不烂
tān duō jiáo bù làn

to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)

软烂
ruǎn làn

(of food etc) soft

霉烂
méi làn

rot

靡烂
mí làn

rotting; decaying