Jan 30, 2008 01:23
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Hello,
I'm looking for one character that conveys the meaning of a type of flower that grows on a mountain. This is for a friend's Chinese name so it can be creative and doesn't have to have the literal meaning of "mountain flower," but could be a type of flower. Thanks in advance!
I'm looking for one character that conveys the meaning of a type of flower that grows on a mountain. This is for a friend's Chinese name so it can be creative and doesn't have to have the literal meaning of "mountain flower," but could be a type of flower. Thanks in advance!
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 3 +2 | 兰 |
laoloup
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| 5 +2 | 雪莲 (Snowdrop) |
whisper
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| 3 | 山茶花 |
Jinhang Wang
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| 3 | FYI |
William He
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Proposed translations
+2
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Selected
兰
As suggested, there are so many flowers with more than more than two characters. One character is a tough call. Is there a reason for that?
我从山中来，带着兰花草......
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Note added at 14 hrs (2008-01-30 15:37:20 GMT)
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Well, then 兰 is a nice name for a girl, but very common too, maybe too common......
Hope others will come up with more names. I'm from the plains so know very little about what's in stock in the mountains. (:- sigh
我从山中来，带着兰花草......
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Note added at 14 hrs (2008-01-30 15:37:20 GMT)
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Well, then 兰 is a nice name for a girl, but very common too, maybe too common......
Hope others will come up with more names. I'm from the plains so know very little about what's in stock in the mountains. (:- sigh
Note from asker:
| Hi Laoloup, thanks for your response. Her mother's name is one character and her sister's name might also be only one character. I guess I just like this style better- it feels more classicial. |
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Comment: "Thanks everyone for your suggestions! I like this one the best."
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FYI
杜鹃（rhododenron）、报春（Primula）、龙 胆（Gentiana）
all these are mountain flowers for your choice!
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Note added at 50 mins (2008-01-30 02:14:25 GMT)
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百合、剑兰 is also OK!
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Note added at 23 hrs (2008-01-31 01:13:00 GMT)
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If her surname is 博, how about 百合？similar pronunciation!
all these are mountain flowers for your choice!
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Note added at 50 mins (2008-01-30 02:14:25 GMT)
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百合、剑兰 is also OK!
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Note added at 23 hrs (2008-01-31 01:13:00 GMT)
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If her surname is 博, how about 百合？similar pronunciation!
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