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Chinese
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glorious; bright; brilliant glorious; bright; brilliant; lustrous; resplendent |
rotten; decayed; well-cooked rotten; decayed; well-cooked; mushy; broken; bad; to decay; completely |
| trad. (燦爛)
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燦
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爛
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| simp. (灿烂)
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灿
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烂
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| alternative forms
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粲爛／粲烂
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Pronunciation
Adjective
燦爛
- resplendent; bright; glittering
- gorgeous; magnificent; splendid; outstanding; distinguished
- 燦爛文化／灿烂文化 ― cànlàn wénhuà ― magnificent culture
Synonyms
- (resplendent): 鮮亮／鲜亮 (xiānliàng), 鮮明／鲜明 (xiānmíng), 鮮豔／鲜艳 (xiānyàn), (literary) 顯明／显明 (xiǎnmíng)
- (gorgeous): 絢爛／绚烂 (xuànlàn)
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “resplendent”): 暗淡 (àndàn)
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Pronunciation
Adjective
燦爛 • (sanran) †-tari (adnominal 燦爛とした (sanran to shita) or 燦爛たる (sanran taru), adverbial 燦爛と (sanran to) or 燦爛として (sanran to shite))
- (archaic) bright, brilliant, resplendent
Synonyms
Adverb
燦爛 • (sanran)
- brightly, brilliantly, resplendently
Usage notes
- Takes the と (to) particle.
Vietnamese
Adjective
燦爛
- chữ Hán form of xán lạn (“bright”).