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錫蘭

錫蘭

See also: 锡兰

Chinese

		tin	orchid
trad. (錫蘭)		錫	蘭
simp. (锡兰)		锡	兰

Proper noun

錫蘭

Ceylon (old name for Sri Lanka)

See also

斯里蘭卡／斯里兰卡 (Sīlǐlánkǎ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xīlán, xílán

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄌㄢˊ, ㄒㄧˊ ㄌㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sek³ laan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
  - Pinyin: xīlán
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄌㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shilan
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ la̠n³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    西蘭／西兰
    錫蘭／锡兰
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: xílán
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˊ ㄌㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyilan
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi³⁵ la̠n³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sek³ laan⁴
  - Yale: sek làahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sek⁸ laan⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɛːk̚³ lɑːn²¹/