Chinese symbol for “derailed”
烂尾
làn wěi
Traditional: 爛尾
(of a construction project etc) unfinished; derailed (due to critical setbacks)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for derailed is 烂尾 (làn wěi), defined as: (of a construction project etc) unfinished; derailed (due to critical setbacks).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 烂尾.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 灿烂 (燦爛) | càn làn | to glitter; brilliant |
| 腐烂 (腐爛) | fǔ làn | to rot; to putrefy |
| 破烂 (破爛) | pò làn | worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged; (coll.) rubbish; junk |
| 烂摊子 (爛攤子) | làn tān zi | terrible mess; shambles |
| 糜烂 (糜爛) | mí làn | dissipated; rotten |
| 烂透 (爛透) | làn tòu | rotten to the core |
| 尾巴 | wěi ba | tail; colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5] |
| 结尾 (結尾) | jié wěi | ending; coda |
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