See also: 蛱蝶

Chinese

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butterfly
trad. (蛺蝶)
simp. (蛱蝶)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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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/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kiep̚/ /tʰiep̚/ /dʱiep̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jie tie dié
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gip3 tip3 dip6

Noun

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蛺蝶

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

Synonyms

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References

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  • 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

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
Hyōgai Jinmeiyō
irregular

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) てはちょー [tàtéháꜜchòò] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • (Tokyo) てはちょー [tàtéháchóó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ta̠te̞ha̠t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

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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)