pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
滥
濫
lan4
overflowing; excessive; indiscriminate
strokes
17
radical
strokes after radical
14
陈词滥调
陳詞濫調
chen2 ci2 lan4 diao4
cliché; commonplace; truism; stereotype
粗制滥造
粗製濫造
cu1 zhi4 lan4 zao4
to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom); rough and slipshod work
泛滥
泛濫
fan4 lan4
to be in flood; to overflow (the banks); to inundate; to spread unchecked
泛滥成灾
泛濫成災
fan4 lan4 cheng2 zai1
flood causes disaster (idiom); fig. swamped with work
浮滥
浮濫
fu2 lan4
excessive; exorbitant; excessively
狂轰滥炸
狂轟濫炸
kuang2 hong1 lan4 zha4
to bomb indiscriminately
滥调
濫調
lan4 diao4
hackneyed talk; platitude
滥伐
濫伐
lan4 fa2
to denude; illegal logging; forest clearance
滥好人
濫好人
lan4 hao3 ren2
sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone
滥交
濫交
lan4 jiao1
to fall into bad company; to make acquaintances indiscriminately
滥砍滥伐
濫砍濫伐
lan4 kan3 lan4 fa2
wanton destruction of forested lands
滥骂
濫罵
lan4 ma4
scurrilous; to scold indiscriminately
滥漫
濫漫
lan4 man4
arbitrary; indiscriminate
滥情
濫情
lan4 qing2
fickle in love; sentimentality
滥权
濫權
lan4 quan2
abuse of authority
滥杀
濫殺
lan4 sha1
to kill indiscriminately; to massacre
滥杀无辜
濫殺無辜
lan4 sha1 wu2 gu1
willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom)
滥觞
濫觴
lan4 shang1
lit. floating wine goblets on a stream; the origin (of some phenomenon)
滥套子
濫套子
lan4 tao4 zi5
platitude; pointless talk
滥刑
濫刑
lan4 xing2
indiscriminate punishment
滥用
濫用
lan4 yong4
to misuse; to abuse
滥用权力
濫用權力
lan4 yong4 quan2 li4
abuse of power
滥用职权
濫用職權
lan4 yong4 zhi2 quan2
abuse of power
滥竽
濫竽
lan4 yu2
indiscriminately included in company (without any qualification); see 濫竽充數|滥竽充数
滥竽充数
濫竽充數
lan4 yu2 chong1 shu4
lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products; to masquerade as having an ability; token member of a group
宁缺毋滥
寧缺毋濫
ning4 que1 wu2 lan4
better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
宁缺勿滥
寧缺勿濫
ning4 que1 wu4 lan4
same as 寧缺毋濫|宁缺毋滥
俗滥
俗濫
su2 lan4
clichéd; tacky
下三滥
下三濫
xia4 san1 lan4
riffraff; scum; lowlife; despicable; inferior