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luan

/ˈlu(w)ɑn/

luan is the alternative spelling of lauan.

Meaning of lauan

Noun

lauan (countable and uncountable, plural lauans)

  1. Any of several types of light wood, resembling mahogany, from various trees from the Philippines and Malaysia.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Luan

Luan

  1. A surname from Mandarin.
    • Luan Cheng (欒丞), an officer from the Jhonghe Second Police Precinct, on Tuesday approached 19-year-old Yen Ju-yi (顏如憶) who was selling betel nuts at a small shop in Jhonghe City (中和), Taipei County, and told her she was showing too much skin and may have violated the law.[…]
    • While Yen has accused Luan of causing bodily harm, Luan said that Yen prevented an officer of the law from exercising his duties and slandered him.2010 April 9, Loa Iok-sin, “Jiang backs betel ‘justice’”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Apr 2010, Taiwan News, page 2

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Luan

Luan

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Lu'an.
    • All prefectures and municipalities in Anhwei have held mass rallies to acclaim the instructions of Chariman Hua, Vice Chairman Yeh and leading comrades of the central authorities on solving the leadership problem in the provincial CCP committee and to expose and criticize the mistakes of the former...1977 July 7 [1977 July 2], “Anhwei Rallies Denounce Former Provincial Leader”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 130, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from...
    • A man has been arrested in Huoshan county near Luan for drink-driving after he rang up the police by mistake and then challenged an officer to a fight,[…]2014 October 9, Wu Nan, “Drink-driving bungle; Fake goods up in flames; Ex-official denies gambling”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2014, China...

Forms of luan

pluralluans

Origin of luan

Borrowed from Mandarin 欒 /栾 (Luán).

Questions about luan

What does luan mean?
Luan means a surname from Mandarin.
What is luan the alternative spelling of?
Luan is the alternative spelling of lauan.
What part of speech is luan?
Luan is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce luan?
Luan is pronounced /ˈlu(w)ɑn/ (US).

Words near luan in the dictionary

  1. Lual Rural
  2. Lualaba
  3. Lualhati
  4. Luallen
  5. Luallens
  6. luan
  7. Luana
  8. luanchari
  9. Luanchuan
  10. Luanda
  11. Luang

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