蓮U+84EE13 STROKES
Entry·pron. lián
ㄌㄧㄢˊ
“Lotus flower; water lily; often used in Buddhist contexts to refer to paradise or purity.”
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- 花蓮ㄏㄨㄚ ㄌㄧㄢˊHualien; a city and county on the east coast of Taiwan.
- 花蓮縣ㄏㄨㄚ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋHualien County; a county on the east coast of Taiwan; the largest county by area in Taiwan.
- 蓮花ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚlotus flower; water lily
- 花蓮市ㄏㄨㄚ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄕˋHualien, a city on Taiwan's east coast; seat of Hualien County.
- 蓮霧ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄨˋa tropical evergreen tree (Syzygium samarangense) and its fruit; the fruit is bell-shaped, crisp, and mildly sweet; widely grown in Taiwan.
- 呂秀蓮ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊLu Hsiu-lien; Taiwanese politician; former vice president of the Republic of China (Taiwan); prominent figure in Taiwan's democracy and women's rights movements.
- 蓮子ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄗˇlotus seed; edible seed of the lotus plant, also used in traditional medicine
- 花蓮港ㄏㄨㄚ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄤˇPort of Hualien; the major harbor and port city on Taiwan's eastern coast
- 潘金蓮ㄆㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄢˊfictional adulteress from the novel Jin Ping Mei; by extension, a promiscuous or unfaithful woman
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