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Pronunciation & meaning
- Pronunciation
Mandarinㄏㄨˊ hú
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- Meaning
- butterfly
- Kangxi Radical
- 虫 · 15 strokes
Common words
- 蝴蝶hú diébutterfly
- 蝴蝶結hú dié jiébow; bowknot
- 蝴蝶花hú dié huāiris; Iris tectorum
- 蝴蝶蘭hú dié lánmoth orchid (genus Phalaenopsis)
- 蝴蝶犬hú dié quǎnpapillon (lapdog with butterfly-like ears)
- 蝴蝶效應hú dié xiào yìngbutterfly effect (dynamical systems theory)
- 鴛鴦蝴蝶yuān yang hú diéMandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds); derogatory reference to populist and romantic writing around 1900
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