黄蝶

黃蝶
huángdié
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 yellow butterfly (common name for Eurema and Colias species)
  2. 2 any butterfly with predominantly yellow wings

Examples

Huācóng zhōng fēizhe jǐ zhī huángdié.
A few yellow butterflies were flitting among the flowers.
Táiwān de huángdié cuìgǔ měi nián xiàtiān dōu yǒu chéng qiān shàng wàn de huángdié jùjí.
Tens of thousands of yellow butterflies gather in Taiwan's Yellow Butterfly Valley every summer.

Tips

culture
In classical poetry 黄蝶 often pairs with as a small seasonal image (cf. Li Bai, Du Fu). 黄蝶 (Yellow Butterfly Valley) in Kaohsiung is a well-known Taiwanese ecological site.

Stroke Order

huáng
dié