"蝴蝶" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
蝴蝶 hú dié butterfly / CL:隻|只[zhi1] syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
蝴蝶结 蝴蝶結 hú dié jié bow / bowknot
蝴蝶花 hú dié huā iris / Iris tectorum syn
蝴蝶犬 hú dié quǎn papillon (lapdog with butterfly-like ears)
蝴蝶铰 蝴蝶鉸 hú dié jiǎo hinge
蝴蝶琴 hú dié qín same as yangqin 揚琴|扬琴, dulcimer
蝴蝶酥 hú dié sū crispy short-crust pastry / mille-feuilles
蝴蝶领结 蝴蝶領結 hú dié lǐng jié bow tie
蝴蝶效应 蝴蝶效應 hú dié xiào yìng butterfly effect (dynamical systems theory)
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
鸳鸯蝴蝶 鴛鴦蝴蝶 yuān yang hú dié Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds) / derogatory reference to populist and romantic writing around 1900
鸳鸯蝴蝶派 鴛鴦蝴蝶派 yuān yang hú dié pài Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds) literary school around 1900, criticized as populist and romantic by socialist realists

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