蛺蝶

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See also: 蛱蝶

Chinese

butterfly
trad. (蛺蝶)
simp. (蛱蝶)

Etymology

Prefixed form of (dié); see 蝴蝶 (húdié) for more.

Pronunciation


Note: hiab8 diab8 - "hinge".

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/2 2/2
Initial () (28) (6) (7)
Final () (158) (158) (158)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Checked (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division () IV IV IV
Fanqie
Baxter kep thep dep
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kep̚/ /tʰep̚/ /dep̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/kep̚/ /tʰep̚/ /dep̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/kɛp̚/ /tʰɛp̚/ /dɛp̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kɛp̚/ /tʰɛp̚/ /dɛp̚/
Li
Rong
/kep̚/ /tʰep̚/ /dep̚/
Wang
Li
/kiep̚/ /tʰiep̚/ /diep̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/kiep̚/ /tʰiep̚/ /dʱiep̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jie tie dié
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gip3 tip3 dip6

Noun

蛺蝶

  1. (traditional sense) butterfly
  2. (zoology) Nymphalidae (a family of butterflies)
  3. (Teochew) hinge

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  • Fielde, Adele Marion (1883) “ / (iâp)”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 188
  • Lim Hiong Seng (1886) “Commercial”, in Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular, Singapore: Koh Yew Hean Press, page 122

Further reading

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Hyōgai Jinmeiyō
irregular

Etymology

The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 蛺蝶 / 蛱蝶 (jiádié)

Pronunciation

Noun

蛺蝶(たてはちょう) or 蛺蝶(タテハチョウ) (tatehachōたてはてふ (tatefatefu) or タテハテフ (tatefatefu)?

  1. Alternative spelling of 立羽蝶 (brush-footed butterfly)