gān
琅玕
bead-like precious stone
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
a bead-like precious stone
literaryPrimarily appears in the compound "琅玕 (láng gān)". Used in classical and literary contexts.
Chuán传
shuō说
Kūn昆
lún仑
shān山
shàng上
yǒu有
láng琅
gān玕
shù树
，
qí其
zǐ子
jiē皆
wéi为
yù玉
。
Legend has it that there is a pearl tree on Kunlun Mountain, whose seeds are all jade.
Shī诗
zhōng中
yòng用
“
láng琅
gān玕
”
lái来
bǐ比
yù喻
zhēn珍
guì贵
měi美
hǎo好
de的
shì事
wù物
。
In poetry, 'láng gān' is used as a metaphor for precious and beautiful things.