can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis) |
orchid | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (可蘭) | 可 | 蘭 | |
| simp. (可兰) | 可 | 兰 | |
Borrowed from Arabic الْقُرْآن (al-qurʔān).
可蘭
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 古蘭經, 可蘭經 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 可蘭經, 古蘭經 |
| Malaysia | 可蘭經 | |
| Singapore | 可蘭經 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 古蘭, 古拉尼 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 古蘭經, 古蘭, 古拉尼 |
| Ürümqi | 可蘭經 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 可蘭經, 古蘭經 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 可蘭經 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 可蘭經 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 可蘭經 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 可蘭經 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 可蘭經 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 可蘭經 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 古蘭經, 咕嘞 dated |
| Taipei | 古蘭經 GT | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |