金蘭

Chinese
metal; gold; money orchid
trad. (金蘭) 金 蘭
simp. (金兰) 金 兰

Etymology

Short for a quote from 《易經》.

二人同心，其利斷金。同心之言，其臭如蘭。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
二人同心，其利断金。同心之言，其臭如兰。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: I Ching, 11th – 8th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Èr rén tóngxīn, qí lì duàn jīn. Tóngxīn zhī yán, qí xiù rú lán. [Pinyin]
When two men are one in heart, not iron bolts keep them apart. From the words they in their union use, fragrance like orchid plants diffuse.

Pronunciation

Noun

金蘭

  1. (literary) profound friendship; intimate relationship
  2. (literary) sworn brotherhood or sisterhood; fraternity
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 金 (jīn),‎ 蘭／兰 (lán). ("golden orchid")

Derived terms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (金蘭):
  • → Japanese: 金蘭(きんらん) (kinran)

Proper noun

金蘭

  1. (～市) Cam Ranh (a city in Vietnam)

Derived terms
  • 金蘭灣／金兰湾

Japanese
Kanji in this term
金 蘭
きん
Grade: 1		 らん
Jinmeiyō
kan’on

Etymology 1

/kim ran/ → /kimʉran/ → /kinran/

From Middle Chinese 金蘭 (MC kim lan), itself from the first Great Treatise of the 易経 (Ekikyō, “I Ching”):[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) き​んらん [kíꜜǹràǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲĩnɾã̠ɴ]

Noun

金(きん)蘭(らん) • (kinran) 

  1. (figurative) Short for 金蘭の契り (kinran no chigiri) or 金蘭の交わり (kinran no majiwari): a profound or intimate relationship
Derived terms
  • 金蘭(きんらん)の契(ちぎ)り (kinran no chigiri)
  • 金蘭(きんらん)の友(とも) (kinran no tomo)
  • 金蘭簿(きんらんぼ) (kinranbo)
  • 金蘭(きんらん)の交(まじ)わり (kinran no majiwari)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
金 蘭
きん
Grade: 1		 らん
Jinmeiyō
kan’on

From 金 (kin, “gold”) +‎ 蘭 (ran, “orchid”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) き​んらん [kíꜜǹràǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲĩnɾã̠ɴ]

Noun

金(きん)蘭(らん) or 金蘭(キンラン) • (kinran) 

  1. the golden orchid, Cephalanthera falcata
    Synonyms: 朝熊草 (Asama-sō), 有馬草 (Arima-sō), 奇参蘭 (kisanran), 貴船海老根 (kibune-ebine)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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