Chinese word dictionary

滥觞

làn shāng · lit. floating wine goblets on a stream; the origin (of some phenomenon)

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Word information

Simplified滥觞

Traditional濫觴

Pinyinlàn shāng

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

滥làn

to flood, to overflow; excessive

觞shāng

wine cup; to propose a toast; feast

How to learn 滥觞

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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泛滥fànlàn

to overflow; to inundate; to flood; (fig.) to proliferate unchecked; variant of 氾濫|泛滥[fan4 lan4]

滥用lànyòng

to misuse; to abuse