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lián

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Definitions

  1. 1. lotus

Words Containing 莲

莲雾
lián wù

wax apple (a reddish pear-shaped fruit)

以法莲
yǐ fǎ lián

Ephraim (city)

阿莲区
ā lián qū

Alian District, a rural district in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

莲都区
lián dū qū

Liandu district of Lishui city 麗水市|丽水市[lí shuǐ shì], Zhejiang

白莲
bái lián

white lotus (flower)

并蒂莲
bìng dì lián

lit. twin lotus flowers on one stalk

莲花白
lián huā bái

(dialect) cabbage

莲花县
lián huā xiàn

Lianhua county in Pingxiang 萍鄉|萍乡, Jiangxi

莲湖
lián hú

Lianhu District of Xi’an 西安市[xī ān shì], Shaanxi

花莲
huā lián

Hualien, city and county on the east coast of Taiwan

莲蓬
lián péng

lotus seed head

妙法莲华经
miào fǎ lián huá jīng

The Lotus Sutra

西番莲
xī fān lián

passion flower

莲花
lián huā

lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others)

莲宗
lián zōng

see 淨土宗|净土宗[jìng tǔ zōng]

莲花落
lián huā lào

genre of folk song with accompaniment of bamboo clappers

舌灿莲花
shé càn lián huā

(idiom) eloquent

莲都
lián dū

Liandu district of Lishui city 麗水市|丽水市[lí shuǐ shì], Zhejiang

白莲教
bái lián jiào

White Lotus society

易初莲花
yì chū lián huā

Lotus (department store chain)

莲藕
lián ǒu

lotus root

曼荷莲女子学院
màn hé lián nǚ zǐ xué yuàn

see 曼荷蓮學院|曼荷莲学院[màn hé lián xué yuàn]

夏士莲
xià shì lián

Hazeline, Unilever range of skin care products

阿莲
ā lián

Alian District, a rural district in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

林忆莲
lín yì lián

Sandy Lam (1966-), Hong Kong pop singer

银莲花
yín lián huā

anemone

红莲
hóng lián

red lotus

莲子
lián zǐ

lotus seed

莲蓉
lián róng

lotus seed paste

睡莲
shuì lián

water lily

哑巴吃黄莲
yǎ ba chī huáng lián

no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)

榴莲族
liú lián zú

worker who is capable but unpleasant to deal with

马蹄莲
mǎ tí lián

calla

五莲县
wǔ lián xiàn

Wulian county in Rizhao 日照[rì zhào], Shandong

莲蓉包
lián róng bāo

lotus seed bun

莲池区
lián chí qū

Lianchi District of Baoding 保定[bǎo dìng], Hebei

五莲
wǔ lián

Wulian county in Rizhao 日照[rì zhào], Shandong

莲台
lián tái

lotus seat

榴莲果
liú lián guǒ

durian fruit

旱金莲
hàn jīn lián

garden nasturtium

榴莲
liú lián

durian fruit

曼荷莲学院
màn hé lián xué yuàn

Mount Holyoke College (South Hadley, Massachusetts)

莲湖区
lián hú qū

Lianhu District of Xi’an 西安市[xī ān shì], Shaanxi

花莲市
huā lián shì

Hualien city on the east coast of Taiwan

雪莲
xuě lián

snow lotus herb

玛丽莲·梦露
mǎ lì lián · mèng lòu

Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962), US actress

花莲县
huā lián xiàn

Hualien County on the east coast of Taiwan