燦爛

See also: 灿烂

Chinese

		glorious; bright; brilliant glorious; bright; brilliant; lustrous; resplendent	rotten, spoiled, decayed; well-cooked, overcooked, soft, mushy; broken, fragmented, shattered rotten, spoiled, decayed; well-cooked, overcooked, soft, mushy; broken, fragmented, shattered; low-quality, poor, lousy; to rot, decay, decompose, spoil; completely
trad. (燦爛)		燦	爛
simp. (灿烂)		灿	烂
variant forms		粲爛／粲烂

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cànlàn

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄢˋ ㄌㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): caan³ laan⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhan-lan
Min Nan (POJ): chhàn-lān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: cànlàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄢˋ ㄌㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsannlann
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰän⁵¹⁻⁵³ län⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: caan³ laan⁶
  - Yale: chaan laahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsaan³ laan⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: can³ lan⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰäːn³³ läːn²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhan-lan
  - Hakka Romanization System: can lan
  - Hagfa Pinyim: can⁴ lan⁴
  - IPA: /t͡sʰan⁵⁵ lan⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhàn-lān
  - Tâi-lô: tshàn-lān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zharnlan
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰan²¹⁻⁵³ lan²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lan⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰan²¹⁻⁵³ lan²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰan¹¹⁻⁵³ lan³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰan²¹⁻⁴¹ lan³³/

Middle Chinese: /t͡sʰɑn^H lɑn^H/▼

Rime
Character	燦	爛
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	清 (14)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	寒 (61)	寒 (61)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	蒼案切	郎旰切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰɑn^H/	/lɑn^H/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰɑn^H/	/lɑn^H/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰɑn^H/	/lɑn^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰan^H/	/lan^H/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰɑn^H/	/lɑn^H/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰɑn^H/	/lɑn^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡sʰɑn^H/	/lɑn^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	càn	làn

Adjective

燦爛

resplendent; bright; glittering
gorgeous; magnificent; splendid; outstanding; distinguished
燦爛文化 / 灿烂文化 ― cànlàn wénhuà ― magnificent culture

Synonyms

(gorgeous): 絢爛／绚烂 (xuànlàn)
(resplendent): 鮮亮／鲜亮 (xiānliàng), 鮮明／鲜明 (xiānmíng), 鮮豔／鲜艳 (xiānyàn)

Antonyms

(resplendent): 暗淡 (àndàn)

Derived terms

光明燦爛／光明灿烂
光輝燦爛／光辉灿烂 (guānghuīcànlàn)
燈光燦爛／灯光灿烂
燦爛奪目／灿烂夺目

燦爛炳煥／灿烂炳焕
燦爛輝煌／灿烂辉煌
金光燦爛／金光灿烂

Japanese

Kanji in this term
燦	爛
さん Jinmeiyō	らん Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) さんらん [sàńráń] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA^(key): [sã̠nɾã̠ɴ]

Adjective

燦爛 (-tari inflection, hiragana さんらん, rōmaji sanran)

(archaic) bright, brilliant, resplendent

Synonyms

輝 (かがや)かしい (kagayakashii)
鮮 (せん)麗 (れい) (senrei)
燦 (さん)然 (ぜん) (sanzen)
燦 (さん)々 (さん) (sansan)
赫々 (かくかく) (kakukaku)
絢 (けん)爛 (らん) (kenran)
煌 (こう)々 (こう) (kōkō)

Adverb

燦爛 (hiragana さんらん, rōmaji sanran)

brightly, brilliantly, resplendently

Usage notes

Takes the と (to) particle.

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