鸳鸯蝴蝶

Traditional: 鴛鴦蝴蝶

yuān yang hú dié

Dictionary entry

Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds)

What does 鸳鸯蝴蝶 mean?

鸳鸯蝴蝶 (yuān yang hú dié) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds)

2derogatory reference to populist and romantic writing around 1900

Character breakdown

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鸳yuānmandarin duck 鸯yāngused in 鴛鴦|鸳鸯[yuan1 yang1]蝴húused in 蝴蝶[hu2 die2]蝶diévariant of 蝶[die2]

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How to pronounce 鸳鸯蝴蝶

鸳鸯蝴蝶

yuān yang hú dié

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