Meaning of 滥觞
滥觞 means origin; source; beginning (of things); to originate; to begin; to arise. Pronounced làn shāng.
- origin; source; beginning (of things)
- to originate; to begin; to arise
Definitions & Examples
Huáng黄
hé河
liú流
yù域
shì是
zhōng中
huá华
wén文
míng明
de的
làn滥
shāng觞
zhī之
dì地
。
The Yellow River basin is the birthplace of Chinese civilization.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yì艺
shù术
xíng形
shì式
de的
làn滥
shāng觞
kě可
yǐ以
zhuī追
sù溯
dào到
táng唐
dài代
。
The origin of this art form can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty.
Gǔ古
xī希
là腊
zhé哲
xué学
shì是
xī西
fāng方
lǐ理
xìng性
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
làn滥
shāng觞
。
Ancient Greek philosophy is the origin of the Western rational tradition.