diàn
lán

technical
common

Meaning of 靛蓝

靛蓝 means indigo; a deep blue organic dye. Pronounced diàn lán.

  • indigo; a deep blue organic dye

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
zhǒng
chuán
tǒng
de
diàn
lán
rǎn
liào
yán
fēi
cháng
chí
jiǔ
 

This traditional indigo dye is very colorfast.

Niú
zǎi
de
lán
tōng
cháng
lái
diàn
lán
 

The blue color of jeans usually comes from indigo.

Gōng
rén
men
zhèng
zài
yòng
diàn
lán
rǎn
 

The workers are dyeing cloth with indigo.

chéng
diàn
lán
tiān
rán
de
chéng
běn
gèng
 

Synthetic indigo is cheaper than natural indigo.