澧蘭沅芷
Chinese
surname; name of a river | orchid | name of a river | angelica (type of iris; plant root used for medicine) | ||
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trad. (澧蘭沅芷) | 澧 | 蘭 | 沅 | 芷 | |
simp. (澧兰沅芷) | 澧 | 兰 | 沅 | 芷 |
Etymology
From 《湘夫人》 by Qu Yuan (屈原):
- 沅有茝兮澧有蘭/沅有茝兮澧有兰 [Classical Chinese] ― Yuán yǒu zhǐ xī Lǐ yǒu lán [Pinyin] ― The Yuan has angelicas; the Li has orchids
Pronunciation
Idiom
澧蘭沅芷
- to be of lofty and unsullied character