- 蝴蝶 húdié butterfly
- 蝴蝶结 húdiéjié bowknota decorative knot tied with two loops and two ends, resembling a butterfly
- 蝶泳 diéyǒng butterfly strokebutterfly stroke (swimming)
- 凤蝶 fèngdié swallowtailswallowtail butterfly
- 招蜂引蝶 zhāofēngyǐndié attract insectsliterally, of a flower attracting bees and butterflies
- 粉蝶 fěndié pieridpierid (butterfly of the Pieridae family)
- 蝶骨 diégǔ sphenoid bonesphenoid bone (front of the temple)
- 蝴蝶花 húdiéhuā iristhe roof iris (Iris tectorum), a perennial herb with flowers that resemble butterflies in shape
- 蛱蝶 jiádié nymphalidany of various brush-footed butterflies of the family Nymphalidae, characterized by reduced, non-functional forelegs
- 庄周梦蝶 zhuāngzhōumèngdié butterfly dreamZhuangzi dreams of a butterfly (or is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhuangzi?)
- 蝴蝶效应 húdiéxiàoyìng butterfly effectbutterfly effect (dynamical systems theory)
- 蝴蝶犬 húdiéquǎn papillonpapillon (lapdog with butterfly-like ears)
- 蝴蝶琴 húdiéqín dulcimersame as [[扬琴|揚琴|yang2 qin2]], a hammered dulcimer
- 破茧成蝶 pòjiǎnchéngdié emergeto break through a cocoon and transform into a butterfly
- 燕尾蝶 yànwěidié swallowtail butterflyswallowtail butterfly (family Papilionidae)
- 蝴蝶酥 húdiésū palmiercrispy butterfly-shaped puff pastry or flaky short-crust biscuit
- 蝴蝶铰 húdiéjiǎo hinge
- 蝴蝶领结 húdiélǐngjié bow tie
- 欧蝶鱼 ōudiéyú plaice
- 蝶兰 diélán moth orchidPhalaenopsis (flower genus)
- 蝶变 diébiàn metamorphoseto undergo biological metamorphosis, specifically the process of a caterpillar or pupa becoming a butterfly
- 蝶古巴特 diégǔbātè decoupage(Taiwan) decoupage (loanword)
- 蝶形领带 diéxínglǐngdài bow tie
- 蝶形领结 diéxínglǐngjié bow tie
- 蝶窦 diédòu sphenoidal sinus
- 蝶类 diélèi butterfliesbutterfly family; butterflies
- 凤蝶科 fèngdiékē swallowtail butterfliesfamily Papilionidae (taxonomy)
- 鸳鸯蝴蝶 yuānyanghúdié lovebirdsMandarin ducks and butterflies, traditionally used as symbols for pairs of lovers.
- 鸳鸯蝴蝶派 yuānyanghúdiépài Butterfly schoolA popular Chinese literary school in the early 20th century known for sentimental romance, often criticized by socialist realists for its populist nature.
- 虎斑蝶 hǔbāndié common tiger butterflycommon tiger butterfly (Danaus genutia)
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH