鸳鸯蝴蝶 / 鴛鴦蝴蝶

yuān​yang​hú​dié

lovebirds

Mandarin ducks and butterflies, used as a metaphor for a pair of lovers

鸳鸯 (literal) → 鸳鸯/鴛鴦 · yuān​yāng · mandarin duck 蝴蝶 (literal) → 蝴蝶 · hú​dié · butterfly

Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

created sense May 20, 2026, 07:58 PM

鸳鸯蝴蝶 / 鴛鴦蝴蝶

yuān​yang​hú​dié

Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies School

(derogatory) school of popular romantic fiction in China during the early 20th century

鸳鸯 (literal) → 鸳鸯/鴛鴦 · yuān​yāng · mandarin duck 蝴蝶 (literal) → 蝴蝶 · hú​dié · butterfly

Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

created sense May 20, 2026, 07:58 PM