澧蘭沅芷

Chinese
surname; name of a river orchid name of a river angelica (type of iris; plant root used for medicine)
trad. (澧蘭沅芷) 澧 蘭 沅 芷
simp. (澧兰沅芷) 澧 兰 沅 芷

Etymology

From 《湘夫人》 by Qu Yuan (屈原 (Qūyuán)):

沅有茝兮澧有蘭／沅有茝兮澧有兰 [Classical Chinese]  ―  Yuán yǒu zhǐ xī Lǐ yǒu lán [Pinyin]  ―  The Yuan has angelicas; the Li has orchids

Pronunciation

Idiom

澧蘭沅芷

  1. to be of lofty and unsullied character
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