燦爛

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See also: 灿烂

Chinese

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)
simp. (灿烂)
alternative forms 粲爛粲烂

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (14) (37)
Final () (61) (61)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter tshanH lanH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/t͡sʰɑnH/ /lɑnH/
Pan
Wuyun
/t͡sʰɑnH/ /lɑnH/
Shao
Rongfen
/t͡sʰɑnH/ /lɑnH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/t͡sʰanH/ /lanH/
Li
Rong
/t͡sʰɑnH/ /lɑnH/
Wang
Li
/t͡sʰɑnH/ /lɑnH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/t͡sʰɑnH/ /lɑnH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
càn làn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
caan3 laan6

Adjective

燦爛

  1. resplendent; bright; glittering
  2. gorgeous; magnificent; splendid; outstanding; distinguished
    燦爛文化灿烂文化  ―  cànlàn wénhuà  ―  magnificent culture

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of resplendent): 暗淡 (àndàn)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (燦爛):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
さん
Jinmeiyō
らん
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

(さん)(らん) (sanran-tari (adnominal (さん)(らん)とした (sanran to shita) or (さん)(らん)たる (sanran taru), adverbial (さん)(らん) (sanran to) or (さん)(らん)として (sanran to shite))

  1. (archaic) bright, brilliant, resplendent

Synonyms

Adverb

(さん)(らん) (sanran

  1. brightly, brilliantly, resplendently

Usage notes

  • Takes the (to) particle.

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

燦爛

  1. chữ Hán form of xán lạn (bright).