Chinese

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

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
ちょう
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
蝴蝶

Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Chinese 胡蝶 (MC hu thep).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(ちょう) (kochōこてふ (kotefu)?

  1. butterfly

Synonyms

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References

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