# 蝴蝶
## Chinese

* 蝴蝶 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 蝴蝶 (Cantonese)
* Hù-diĕk (Eastern Min)
* Ô͘-tia̍p (Southern Min)

### Etymology

From Middle Chinese *ɦuo dep (first syllable unstressed), from Old Chinese *ɡaː l'eːb, derived from a proto-form of *kʰleːp ~ *ɦleːp, a prefixed form of the root *lep (“butterfly”), which was also the source of.
* Tibetan ཕྱེ་མ་ལེབ (phye ma leb, “butterfly”) and
* Burmese လိပ်ပြာ (lippra, “butterfly”).
Variants of 胡蝶 / 蝴蝶, representing different developments from the proto-form, including disyllabification, fricativisation of the voiceless initial, etc.:
    蝶 (OC *l'eːb), 蜨 (OC *seːb), 胡蜨 / 蝴蜨 (OC *ɡaː seːb), 蛺蝶 (OC *keːb l'eːb), 蛺蜨 (OC *keːb seːb).
There are different theories regarding the original meaning of the root *lep:
* Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ljap (“thin; flat; flat object”), represented by the phonetic element 枼 (OC *leb) in Chinese. Related to 葉 (OC *hljeb, *leb, “leaf”), 牒 (OC *l'eːb, “official document < plank”), Tibetan ལེབ་ལེབ (leb leb, “flat; level”), ལེབ་མོ (leb mo, “flat”) and Burmese လှပ် (hlap, “thin”). See 枼 for more.
* Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ljap (“lightning; flash; glitter”) (Matisoff, 2003), whence also 燁 (OC *ɢʷab, *ɢʷɯb, “gleaming”), 熠 (OC *ɢrub, *lub, “flashing”) and Burmese လျှပ် (hlyap, “(of light) to strike; to shine; lightning”). Compare Malay kerlap (“to flash; to glisten, as the wings of flying butterflies”), and Tagalog kislap ("to sparkle").
Alternatively, Sun (1999) proposes that 蝴蝶 is a fission reduplication of two cognate bases, the former being more likely:
* 挾 (OC *ɡeːb, “to press from both sides; to carry something under one's arms”), alluding to the flapping motion of the butterfly's wings, or
* 夾 (OC *kreːb, “pincers”), from the way the butterfly holds its wings erect when not flying.
Compare Proto-Austronesian *kali-, *qali- (prefix for words with a sensitive reference to the spirit world, including “butterfly”).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): húdié
       (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): fu$^2$ die$^2$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): wu$^4$ dip$^{6-2}$ / wu$^4$ dip$^6$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): vu$^3$ iap$^5$
* Gan (Wiktionary): fu$^4$ tiet
* Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): fu$^2$ tiab$^6$
* Jin (Wiktionary): hu$^1$ dieh$^5$
* Eastern Min (BUC): hù-diĕk
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): ô͘-tia̍p / hô͘-tia̍p
    (Teochew, Peng'im): hu$^5$ diab$^8$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$wu-diq
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): fu$^2$ tie$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: húdié
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: húdié
*** Wade–Giles: hu$^2$-tieh$^2$
*** Yale: hú-dyé
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwudye
*** Palladius: худе (xude)
*** Sinological IPA : /xu³⁵ ti̯ɛ³⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (蝴蝶兒／蝴蝶儿)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: húdiér
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: húdiér
*** Wade–Giles: hu$^2$-tieh$^2$-ʼrh
*** Yale: hú-dyér
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwudye'l
*** Palladius: худер (xuder)
*** Sinological IPA : /xu³⁵ ti̯ɛɻ³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: fu$^2$ die$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: fu die
*** Sinological IPA : /fu²¹ tiɛ²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: wu$^4$ dip$^{6-2}$ / wu$^4$ dip$^6$
*** Yale: wùh díp / wùh dihp
*** Cantonese Pinyin: wu$^4$ dip$^{9-2}$ / wu$^4$ dip$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wu$^4$ dib$^{6-2}$ / wu$^4$ dib$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /wuː²¹ tiːp̚²⁻³⁵/, /wuː²¹ tiːp̚²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: vu$^3$ iap$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /vu²² iap̚³²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: fu$^4$ tiet
*** Sinological IPA : /fu³⁵ tʰiɛt̚²/
* Hakka
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: fu$^2$ tiab$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /fu¹¹ tʰiap̚⁵/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: hu$^1$ dieh$^5$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /xu¹¹ tiəʔ⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: hù-diĕk
*** Sinological IPA : /hu⁵³⁻³³ $^{(t-)}$lieʔ⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Yilan, Hsinchu)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ô͘-tia̍p
*** Tâi-lô: ôo-tia̍p
*** Phofsit Daibuun: o'diap
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɔ¹³⁻²² tiap̚¹²¹/
*** IPA (Yilan): /ɔ²⁴⁻³³ tiap̚⁵/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ɔ²⁴⁻²² tiap̚⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔ²³⁻³³ tiap̚⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔ²⁴⁻²² tiap̚²⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiap̚⁴/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hô͘-tia̍p
*** Tâi-lô: hôo-tia̍p
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ho'diap
*** IPA (Taipei): /hɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiap̚⁴/
*** IPA (Singapore): /hɔ²⁴⁻²¹ tiap̚⁴³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔ²³⁻³³ tiap̚⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: hu$^5$ diab$^8$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hû tia̍p
*** Sinological IPA : /hu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tiap̚⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$wu-diq
*** MiniDict: wu$^去$ dih
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$hhu-diq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦu²² diɪʔ⁴⁴/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: fu$^2$ tie$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɸu¹³ tʰi̯e̞²⁴/
* Middle Chinese: hu dep
Rime :
| Character | 蝴 | 蝶 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 匣 (33) | 定 (7) |
| Final (韻) | 模 (23) | 怗 (158) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | IV |
| Fanqie | 戸吳切 | 徒協切 |
| Baxter | hu | dep |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɦuo/ | /dep̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɦuo/ | /dep̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɣo/ | /dɛp̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɦɔ/ | /dɛp̚/ |
| Li Rong | /ɣo/ | /dep̚/ |
| Wang Li | /ɣu/ | /diep̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ɣuo/ | /dʱiep̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | hú | dié |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | wu$^4$ | dip$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɡaː l'eːb/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 蝶 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | dié |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ dep › |
| Old Chinese | /*lˁep/ |
| English | hu-dep: butterfly |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 蝴 | 蝶 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/2 |
| No. | 4254 | 11580 |
| Phonetic component | 古 | 世 |
| Rime group | 魚 | 盍 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 胡 | 牒 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɡaː/ | /*l'eːb/ |
| Notes | 胡後起分化字 | 見漢詩 |

### Noun

蝴蝶
* butterfly (Classifier: 隻／只)
    From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
    Xī zhě Zhuāng Zhōu mèng wéi húdié, xǔxǔrán húdié yě, zìyù shìzhì yú! [Pinyin]
    Formerly, I, Zhuang Zhou, dreamt that I was a butterfly, a butterfly flying about, feeling that it was enjoying itself.
* (Hokkien) hinge (device for the pivoting of a door)

#### Synonyms

* (butterfly):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 蝴蝶, 蝶, 蛺蝶, 蛺蜨 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蝴蝶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 蝴蝶兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 蝴蝶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 花蜂兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 蝴蝶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 蝴蝶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 蝴蝶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 蝴蝶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 蝴蝶兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 蝴蝶兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 蝴蝶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 蝴蝶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 蝴蝶兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 蝴蝶兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 蝴蝶兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 蛾兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 蝴蝶 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 蛾兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 蝴蝶兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 蝴蝶兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 蛾兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 蝴蝶兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 蝴蝶, 蝴蝶兒, 蟬兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 打打蛾兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 蝴蝶, 蝴蝶兒, 蝴蝶子, 花蝴蝶兒, 花蝴蝶子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 蝴蝶兒, 蝴蝶子, 蝴跳兒, 葉蝶子, 葉跳子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 列撇子, 扇扇兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 葉蝶子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 蝴蝶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 葉蝶子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 蝴蝶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 蝴蝶, 蝴蝶兒, 飛蛾兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 蝴蝶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 蝴蝶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 蝴蝶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 蝴蝶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pingle | 蝴蝶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 蝴蝶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luzhai | 蝴蝶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 蝴蝶兒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 蝴蝶子, 蝴葉蝶子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 蝴蝶兒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 蝴蝶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 蛾子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蝴蝶, 崩砂 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 阿公雞, 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 蝴蝶, 崩砂 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 崩砂 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 崩砂, 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 崩砂 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 蝴蝶, 崩砂 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 蝴蝶 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 蝴蝶 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 蝴蝶 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 蝴蝶 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 蝴蝶, 揚蝶仔 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 跋蝶哩 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 蝴蝶 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 蝴蝶 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 蝴蝶 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 蝴蝶 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 蝴蝶 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 蝴蝶哩, 揚蝶哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 揚蝶哩, 跋蝶哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 蝴蝶哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 揚蝶仔 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Meilin) | 蝴蝶哩 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 蝴蝶 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 揚蝶 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 蝶仔 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 蝴蝶 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 揚蝶仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 揚蝶仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 蝶仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 蝶 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 蝶仔 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 蝶, 蝴蝶 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 蝴蝶 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 蝴蝶 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 蝴蝶 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 蝴蝶 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 蝴蝶 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 囊蝶, 蝴蝶 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 飛飛蝶 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 蝴蝶 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 布翼兒 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 飛飛兒 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 扁翼兒 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 百翼 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 蒲翼 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 蝴蝶, 蝴蝶兒 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 蝴蝶兒, 蛾兒 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 蝴蝶 |
| Jin | Linhe | 蛾蛾 |
| Jin | Jining | 蝴蝶 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 蝴蝶兒 |
| Jin | Baotou | 蝴蝶 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 蝴蝶 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 蛾子 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 蝴蝶 |
| Jin | Handan | 蝴蝶 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 蝴蝶 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 射度 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 菩蝶 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 蝴蝶 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 蝴蝶 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 尾蝶, 蝴蝶, 蝶仔 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 尾蝶, 蝴蝶, 蝶仔 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 尾蝶 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 尾蝶, 蝴蝶, 蝶仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 尾蝶 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 尾蝶 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 蝶仔, 蝴蝶 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 蝶仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 蝶仔, 蝴蝶 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 蝶仔, 蝴蝶 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 蝶仔 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 蝶仔 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 蝶仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 尾蝶仔 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 尾蝶仔 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 蝶仔, 蝴蝶 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 尾蝶 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 蝶婆 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 尾蝶 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 尾蝶, 蝴蝶 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 尾蝶, 蝴蝶 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 蛾 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 尾蝶 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 蝴蝶 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 尾蝶 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 尾蝶 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 尾蝶 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 尾蝶, 蝴蝶 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 尾蝶 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 蝶仔 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 尾蝶 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 尾蝶 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 尾蝶 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 破碗 |
| Southern Min | Maoming (Xiadong, Dianbai) | 生癩婆 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 飛蝶 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 飛蝶 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 尾蝶 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 模蝶 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 模蝶 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 模蝶 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 模蝶 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 模蝶 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 模蝶 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 模蝶 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 蝴蝶 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 蝴蝶 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 蝴蝶 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 蝴蝶 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 蝴蝶 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 蝴蝶 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 蝴蝶 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 蝴蝶 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 蝴蝶 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 蝴蝶 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 鷂子 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蝴蝶 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 蝴蝶 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 蝴蝶 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 楊山伯 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 蝴蝶 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 蝴蝶 |
| Wu | Danyang | 蝴蝶蝶, 蝴蝶 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 蝴蝶兒 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 蝴蝶 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 蝴蝶 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 蝴蝶兒, 蝴蝶 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 蝴蝶, 蝴蝶子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 飛摸子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 飛摸子, 蝴蝶子 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 蝴蝶 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 蝴蝶 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang) | 蝴蝶 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang) | 蝴蝶 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang) | 別婆哩 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Zhoutian) | 蝴蝶哩 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Shitang) | 飛婆 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Songwei, Guitou) | 蝴蝶 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Changlai) | 飛花 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Beixiang) | 蝴蝶 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Huangpu) | 蝴蝶 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi) | 蝴蝶 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Sanxi) | 爛頭婆 |
* (hinge): 鉸鏈／铰链 (jiǎoliàn), 合葉／合叶 (héyè); (Hokkien) 後鈕／后钮

#### Derived terms

* 夢裡蝴蝶／梦里蝴蝶
* 撲蝴蝶／扑蝴蝶 (pū húdié)
* 木蝴蝶 (mùhúdié)
* 紙蝴蝶／纸蝴蝶
* 花蝴蝶 (huāhúdié)
* 藍蝴蝶／蓝蝴蝶
* 蝴蝶刀 (húdiédāo)
* 蝴蝶夢／蝴蝶梦 (húdiémèng)
* 蝴蝶手 (húdiéshǒu)
* 蝴蝶效應／蝴蝶效应 (húdié xiàoyìng)
* 蝴蝶犬 (húdiéquǎn)
* 蝴蝶琴 (húdiéqín)
* 蝴蝶瓦 (húdiéwǎ)
* 蝴蝶穿花
* 蝴蝶粉
* 蝴蝶結／蝴蝶结 (húdiéjié)
* 蝴蝶花 (húdiéhuā)
* 蝴蝶蘭／蝴蝶兰 (húdiélán)
* 蝴蝶裝／蝴蝶装
* 蝴蝶酥 (húdiésū)
* 蝴蝶骨
* 蝴蝶魚／蝴蝶鱼 (húdiéyú)
* 鴛鴦蝴蝶／鸳鸯蝴蝶 (yuānyānghúdié)
* 鴛鴦蝴蝶派／鸳鸯蝴蝶派

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 胡(こ)蝶(ちょう) (kochō)
* → Korean: 호접(胡蝶) (hojeop)
* → Vietnamese: hồ điệp (胡蝶, 蝴蝶)

#### See also

* 蛾 (é, “moth”)
* 毛毛蟲／毛毛虫 (máomaochóng, “caterpillar”)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 蝴 | 蝶 |
| こ Hyōgai | ちょう Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 蝴蝶 – see the following entry. :
| 【胡蝶こちょう】 | [noun] butterfly |
(This term, 蝴蝶, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :