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芝兰之室

zhī lán zhī shì

4-character word Traditional 芝蘭之室

What 芝兰之室 means

1. lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom); fig. in wealthy and pleasant company

The characters in 芝兰之室

• 芝zhīZoysia pungens
• 兰lánorchid (兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (兰草 Eupatorium fortunei)…
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 室shìroom; work unit; grave

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