蛺蝶
See also: 蛱蝶
Chinese
butterfly | |||
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trad. (蛺蝶) | 蛺 | 蝶 | |
simp. (蛱蝶) | 蛱 | 蝶 |
Pronunciation
Noun
蛺蝶
- (traditional sense) butterfly
- (zoology) Nymphalidae (a family of butterflies)
- (Teochew) hinge
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 蝴蝶 (“butterfly”) [map]
References
- Fielde, Adele Marion (1883), “蛺/蛱 (iâp)”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 188
- Lim, Hiong Seng (1886), “Lesson XXI”, in Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular, Singapore: Koh Yew Hean Press, page 122
Further reading
蛺蝶/蛱蝶 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh
Nymphalidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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