- 波澜 bōlán billowsgreat waves; billows
- 推波助澜 tuībōzhùlán to add fuel to the fire(idiom) to push the waves and add to the billows, meaning to encourage something to get bigger or to fan the flames of an existing situation; often used in a negative sense to describe making a bad situation worse
- 杨澜 yánglán Yang LanYang Lan (1968-), a prominent Chinese media proprietor, journalist, and talk show hostess
- 波澜壮阔 bōlánzhuàngkuò magnificentsurging forward with great momentum; unfolding on a magnificent scale (of a social movement, work of art, etc.)
- 澜沧江 láncāngjiāng Lancang RiverLancang River, the upper course of the Mekong River [[湄公河|湄公河|mei2 gong1 he2]] in southwestern China
- 力挽狂澜 lìwǎnkuánglán to turn the tideto pull strongly against a raging tide; used to describe making a vigorous effort to save a desperate situation or to reverse a dangerous trend
- 狂澜 kuánglán raging waveshuge and powerful waves; raging billows
- 安澜 ānlán calm water(literary) calm and unruffled water; describes a river or stream that flows smoothly without flooding or causing disaster
- 文澜阁 wénlángé Wenlan PavilionA famous imperial library built in 1784 on Gushan Island in Hangzhou, specifically designed to house the [[四库全书|四庫全書|si4 ku4 quan2 shu1]]. It is one of the three southern libraries, alongside [[文宗阁|文宗閣|wen2 zong1 ge2]] and [[文汇阁|文匯閣|wen2 hui4 ge2]], and its collection is now held by the Zhejiang Library.
- 澜沧县 láncāngxiàn Lancang CountyLancang Lahu Autonomous County in [[普洱|普洱|pu3 er3]], Yunnan
- 观澜湖 guānlánhú Mission Hills GroupMission Hills Group, a Chinese hospitality, sports, and leisure company
- 漪澜 yīlán ripples(literary) ripples on the surface of water; waves
- 澜沧拉祜族自治县 láncānglāhùzúzìzhìxiàn Lancang Lahu Autonomous CountyLancang Lahu Autonomous County in [[普洱|普洱|pu3 er3]] City, Yunnan Province
- 层澜 cénglán incessant wavesincessant waves; layered waves
- 汍澜 wánlán to weep(literary) to weep profusely; the appearance of tears flowing down
- 波澜老成 bōlánlǎochéng superbmagnificent and powerful; used to describe a piece of writing that is majestic and shows great skill or depth
- 波澜起伏 bōlánqǐfú full of twists and turnsHaving one climax follow another; full of dramatic shifts and developments (used of a story, piece of writing, or life events)
- 澜汗 lánhàn vast expanse of water(literary) A vast and limitless expanse of water, describing the immense and powerful flow of the sea; immense; limitless.
- 澜漫 lànmàn bright and colorful(literary) bright and colorful; gorgeous; also written as [[烂漫|爛漫|lan4 man4]]
- 澜翻 lánfān to surge and roll(literary) to surge and roll like waves; often used to describe writing or speech that is powerful, grand, or full of dramatic twists and turns
- 米澜 mǐlán rice waterthe milky water leftover after rinsing rice; [[淘米水|淘米水|tao2 mi3 shui3]]
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH