鴛鴦蝴蝶
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Chinese[edit]
mandarin duck; ruddy shelduck | butterfly; hinge | ||
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trad. (鴛鴦蝴蝶) | 鴛鴦 | 蝴蝶 | |
simp. (鸳鸯蝴蝶) | 鸳鸯 | 蝴蝶 |
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄩㄢ ㄧㄤ ㄏㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yuanyanghúdié
- Wade–Giles: yüan1-yang1-hu2-tieh2
- Yale: ywān-yāng-hú-dyé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iuanianghwudye
- Palladius: юаньянхуде (juanʹjanxude)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɥɛn⁵⁵ jɑŋ⁵⁵ xu³⁵ ti̯ɛ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyun1 joeng1 wu4 dip6
- Yale: yūn yēung wùh dihp
- Cantonese Pinyin: jyn1 joeng1 wu4 dip9
- Guangdong Romanization: yun1 yêng1 wu4 dib6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyːn⁵⁵ jœːŋ⁵⁵ wuː²¹ tiːp̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom[edit]
鴛鴦蝴蝶
- mandarin ducks and butterflies (i.e. love birds)
- (derogatory) Used in reference to populist and romantic writing around 1900