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butterfly / CL: 隻|只
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蝶* | 蝶* | *蝶
(bound form) butterfly
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蝶* | 蝶* | *蝶
variant of
swallowtail butterfly
butterfly stroke (swimming)
lit. (of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies (idiom) / fig. to flirt
pierid (butterfly of the Pieridae family)
variant of 蝴蝶
bow / bowknot
lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom) / fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle / to get to a better place after going through difficult period
iris / Iris tectorum
swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae)
sphenoidal sinus
Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds) literary school around 1900, criticized as populist and romantic by socialist realists
papillon (lapdog with butterfly-like ears)
Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds) / derogatory reference to populist and romantic writing around 1900
sphenoid bone (front of the temple)
(Tw) (loanword) decoupage
bow tie
Phalaenopsis (flower genus)
butterfly (family)
crispy short-crust pastry / mille-feuilles
plaice
Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 dreams of a butterfly (or is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhuangzi?)
common tiger butterfly (Danaus genutia)
nymphalid / butterfly
butterfly effect (dynamical systems theory)
same as yangqin 揚琴|扬琴, dulcimer
hinge
bow tie
bow tie
family Papilionidae (taxonomy)


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