仙蝶

xiāndié

noun

Measure Word

一只仙蝶 zhī

Meanings

1 (literary) immortal butterfly
2 legendary colorful butterflies of Mount Luofu in Guangdong

Characters

immortal; transcendent

Examples

传说葛洪在罗浮山的衣服化作了仙蝶。

Chuánshuō Gě Hóng zài Luófú Shān de yīfú huà zuò le xiāndié.

Legend says Ge Hong's robe on Mount Luofu transformed into immortal butterflies.

诗人笔下的仙蝶常与神仙故事相联。

Shīrén bǐxià de xiāndié cháng yǔ shénxiān gùshì xiāng lián.

The 'immortal butterflies' of poetry are often tied to tales of the divine.

Tips

culture

Per Xinhua, 仙蝶 refers to the colorful butterflies inhabiting 蝴蝶洞 beneath Yunfeng Rock on Mount Luofu (罗浮山) in Guangdong. Local legend attributes their appearance to the robes left behind by the Jin-dynasty Daoist 葛洪 (Ge Hong), who is said to have attained immortality there.

Stroke Order

仙 xiān

蝶 dié