胡蝶

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 胡蝶 – see 蝴蝶 (“butterfly; hinge”).
(This term is a variant form of 蝴蝶).

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
胡 蝶
こ
Jinmeiyō 		ちょう
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
蝴蝶

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Chinese 胡蝶 (MC hu thep).

Pronunciation

Noun

胡(こ)蝶(ちょう) • (kochō) ←こてふ (kotefu)?

  1. butterfly
    Synonym: 蝶 (chō)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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