信蝶

xìndié
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 messenger butterfly
  2. 2 fictional letter-carrying butterfly

Examples

HSK 5
Xiǎoshuō lǐ de xìndié néng bǎ xìn sòngdào qiān lǐ zhīwài.
In the novel, the messenger butterfly can carry letters thousands of li away.
HSK 6
Tā huànxiǎng yǎng yī zhī xìndié tì tā chuánhuà.
He daydreams about raising a messenger butterfly to pass on his words.

Tips

culture
Formed by analogy with 信鸽 (carrier pigeon): (message) + (butterfly). The term shows up in wuxia and fantasy fiction rather than zoology, real butterflies do not carry messages.

Stroke Order

xìn
dié