jiāo​lán

pepper and orchid

jiāo​lán pepper and orchid · unprincipled person

  1. pepper
    (bound form) pepper; spice plants, specifically referring to 花椒 huā​jiāo, 胡椒 hú​jiāo, or 辣椒 là​jiāo
  2. lán proper nounnoun
    orchid
    (bound form) orchid; refers to several varieties of fragrant plants like 兰花 lán​huā, 兰草 lán​cǎo, and 木兰 mù​lán

jiāo​lán relative of nobility

  1. palace room
    (archaic) a room in the palace of an empress, whose walls were traditionally plastered with pepper to provide warmth and fragrance
  2. lán proper nounnoun
    orchid
    (bound form) orchid; refers to several varieties of fragrant plants like 兰花 lán​huā, 兰草 lán​cǎo, and 木兰 mù​lán

jiāo​lán noble character

  1. pepper
    (bound form) pepper; spice plants, specifically referring to 花椒 huā​jiāo, 胡椒 hú​jiāo, or 辣椒 là​jiāo
  2. excellence
    (literary) fragrance; moral excellence