| 藍 | 264B25 20A.30-5 | 部居  | 畫數 18 | ㄌㄢˊ [lan2] . [Dist.籃 92A.30] | ||
| N. | (1) (Bot.) the indigo plant. (2) (Abbr. of 伽藍) (Budd.) a monastery or convent. (3) A surname. | |||||
| Adj. | Blue. | |||||
| Words | 1. 藍寶石 [lan2bao3shi2], n., (min.) sapphire. 2. 藍本 [lan2ben3], n., an original manuscript or publication from which copies are made, a model for copying. 3. 藍青 [lan2qing1], adj., (1) dark, indigo blue; (2) (of speech) 藍青官話 corrupt Mandarin. 4. 籃靛（澱） [lan2dian4], n., indigo blue (also 靛青，藍靛). 5. 藍菊 [lan2jU2], n., (bot.) the common China aster, Callistephus chinensis (also 翠菊). 6. 藍縷 [lan2lU3], adj., (of clothes) tattered, torn and ragged (also 襤褸，藍褸）：篳路藍縷，蓽露藍蔞 be a trail blazer or pioneer in opening up virgin lands; the pioneering spirit. 7. 藍皮書 [lan2pi2shu1], n., official blue book, so called from its blue cover. 8. 藍衫 [lan2shan1], n., (MC) a scholar having passed the first degree government examination under the Mirng monarchy, so called from the blue gown he was entitled to wear (＝秀才). 9. 藍田 [lan2tian2], n., name of county in Shensi Province noted for its jades: 藍田生玉 children born of great parents; 藍田種玉 cause to be pregnant, usu. said of illicit sexual relations. 10. 藍菜 [lan2cai4], n., (bot.) the cabbage, Brassica oleracea (also 甘藍). 11. 監圖 [lan2tu2], n., a blueprint. 12. 監輿 [lan2yU2], n., (1) a light carriage; (2) a bamboo sedan chair. | |||||