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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 lànlan4soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad
2灿烂 燦爛 càn làncan4 lan4brilliant; sparkling; radiant; bright; ; to glitter; brilliant; splendid
3腐烂 腐爛 lànfu3 lan4to rot; to putrefy; (fig.) corrupt
4破烂 破爛 lànpo4 lan4worn-out; rotten; dilapidated; tattered; ragged; rubbish; junk
5赌烂 賭爛 làndu3 lan4(Tw) (slang) to be ticked off by (sb or sth); to be pissed at (sb or sth); to be in a foul mood; down in the dumps; (from Taiwanese ?, Tai-lo pr. [tu̍h-lān])
6度烂 度爛 làndu4 lan4see 赌烂
7肉烂在锅里 肉爛在鍋裡 ròu làn zài guō rou4 lan4 zai4 guo1 li3lit. the meat falls apart as it stews, but it all stays in the pot (idiom); fig. some of us may lose or gain, but in any case the benefits don't go to outsiders
8烂梗 爛梗 làn gěnglan4 geng3lame joke
9好记性不如烂笔头 好記性不如爛筆頭 hǎo xìng làn tóuhao3 ji4 xing4 bu4 ru2 lan4 bi3 tou2the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
10比烂 比爛 lànbi3 lan4to compare two unsatisfactory things; to argue that others have similar or worse faults (as a response to criticism); whataboutery
11烂泥 爛泥 làn lan4 ni2mud; mire
12烂漫 爛漫 làn mànlan4 man4variant of 烂漫 ; variant of 烂漫 ; brightly colored; unaffected (i.e. behaving naturally)
13烂糊 爛糊 làn hulan4 hu5overripe; overcooked
14灿烂多彩 燦爛多彩 càn làn duō cǎican4 lan4 duo1 cai3multicolored splendor (of fireworks, bright lights etc)
15溃烂 潰爛 kuì lànkui4 lan4to fester; to ulcerate
16焦头烂额 焦頭爛額 jiāo tóu làn éjiao1 tou2 lan4 e2lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom); fig. hard-pressed; under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc)
17撞烂 撞爛 zhuàng lànzhuang4 lan4to destroy by smashing; smashed up
18陈谷子烂芝麻 陳谷子爛芝麻 chén zi làn zhī machen2 gu3 zi5 lan4 zhi1 ma5lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip
19海枯石烂 海枯石爛 hǎi shí lànhai3 ku1 shi2 lan4lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom); fig. forever; until the end of time
20滚瓜烂熟 滾瓜爛熟 gǔn guā làn shúgun3 gua1 lan4 shu2lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. to know fluently; to know sth inside out; to know sth by heart
21宫颈糜烂 宮頸糜爛 gōng jǐng làngong1 jing3 mi2 lan4cervical erosion
22腐烂不堪 腐爛不堪 làn kānfu3 lan4 bu4 kan1utterly putrid (idiom)
23灿烂夺目 燦爛奪目 càn làn duó can4 lan4 duo2 mu4dazzling; brilliant (idiom)
24废铜烂铁 廢銅爛鐵 fèi tóng làn tiěfei4 tong2 lan4 tie3scrap metal; a pile of junk
25捣烂 搗爛 dǎo làndao3 lan4to mash; to beat to a pulp