Re: Mei or Li means "beautiful" in Chinese
in reply to a message by Ylva
Yes, the "lan" in Mulan is the Lan = orchid that we talk about here, but "mu" is not "brave".From the ever-helpful Wikipedia at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hua_Mulan"The word "mulan" means "magnolia." ("Mu" by itself means "wood" and "Lan" means "orchid")."
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Chinese character for Lan - "Beautiful Orchid"  ·  Scott Church  ·  10/16/2005, 6:29 PM
Mei or Li means "beautiful" in Chinese  ·  Ylva  ·  10/17/2005, 5:01 PM
Re: Mei or Li means "beautiful" in Chinese  ·  Rene  ·  10/17/2005, 11:18 PM
Re: Chinese character for Lan - "Beautiful Orchid"  ·  Rene  ·  10/16/2005, 11:48 PM
Re: Chinese character for Lan - "Beautiful Orchid"  ·  Anneza  ·  10/16/2005, 10:59 PM