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吊兰

diào lán

2-character word Traditional 吊蘭

What 吊兰 means

1. spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum)

The characters in 吊兰

• 吊diàoto suspend; to hang up; to hang a person
• 兰lánorchid (兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (兰草 Eupatorium fortunei)…

Sounds the same

Read diào lán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 吊篮hanging basket (for flowers); gondola (of cable car)

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