làn
shāng

literary
formal

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
liú
shì
zhōng
huá
wén
míng
de
làn
shāng
zhī
 

The Yellow River basin is the birthplace of Chinese civilization.

Zhè
zhǒng
shù
xíng
shì
de
làn
shāng
zhuī
dào
táng
dài
 

The origin of this art form can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty.

zhé
xué
shì
西
fāng
xìng
chuán
tǒng
de
làn
shāng
 

Ancient Greek philosophy is the origin of the Western rational tradition.