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棉兰老岛

mián lán lǎo dǎo

释义

1. Mindanao (island in the Philippines)

棉兰老岛 的构成词

• 岛 岛 dǎo: island
• 棉 棉 mián: generic term for cotton or kapok
• 棉兰 棉兰 mián lán: Medan (city in Indonesia)
• 兰 兰 lán: orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)
• 老 老 lǎo: prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity