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暮眼蝶

mùyǎndié
noun

Measure Word

一只暮眼蝶 zhī

Meanings

  1. 1 evening brown butterfly (Melanitis leda)
  2. 2 crepuscular satyrine butterfly with eye-spots on its wings

Examples

HSK 7-9
暮眼蝶喜欢在黄昏时分飞舞。
Mùyǎndié xǐhuān zài huánghūn shífēn fēiwǔ.
The evening brown butterfly likes to fly around at dusk.
HSK 7-9
暮眼蝶的翅膀上有几个明显的眼状斑纹。
Mùyǎndié de chìbǎng shàng yǒu jǐ ge míngxiǎn de yǎn zhuàng bānwén.
The evening brown's wings bear several prominent eye-spots.

Tips

memory
暮 (dusk) + 眼 (eye) + 蝶 (butterfly): a dusk-flying butterfly with eye-like spots. The English name 'evening brown' captures the same idea.

Stroke Order

暮 mù
眼 yǎn
蝶 dié