luán piāo fèng bó

Traditional: 鸞飄鳳泊

鸾飘凤泊 (luán piāo fèng bó) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. firebird soars, phoenix alights (idiom); fig. bold, graceful calligraphy; married couple separated from each other”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. firebird soars, phoenix alights (idiom)
  2. 2fig. bold, graceful calligraphy
  3. 3married couple separated from each other
  4. 4talented person not given the opportunity to fulfill his potential

Characters in 鸾飘凤泊

鸾luán · mythical bird related to phoenix飘piāo · to float (in the air); to flutter; to waft凤fèng · phoenix泊bó · to moor (a boat)

Related words

凤凰phoenix凤凰see 鳳凰縣|凤凰县[Feng4 huang2 Xian4]飘to float (in the air); to flutter; to waft飘variant of 飄|飘[piao1]泊to moor (a boat)泊lake凤phoenix凤surname Feng血泊pool of blood漂泊(of a boat) to float; to drift; to lie at anchor飘飘然elated停泊to anchor

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