夢蝶

Chinese

		to dream	butterfly
trad. (夢蝶)		夢	蝶
simp. (梦蝶)		梦	蝶

Etymology

See 莊周夢蝶／庄周梦蝶 (zhuāngzhōumèngdié).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mèngdié

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄥˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mung⁶ dip⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mèngdié
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄥˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mèngdié
  - Wade–Giles: mêng⁴-tieh²
  - Yale: mèng-dyé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: menqdye
  - Palladius: мэнде (mɛnde)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɤŋ⁵¹ ti̯ɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mung⁶ dip⁶
  - Yale: muhng dihp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mung⁶ dip⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mung⁶ dib⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mʊŋ²² tiːp̚²/

Verb

夢蝶

(literary) to dream that one was a butterfly

Derived terms

莊周夢蝶／庄周梦蝶 (zhuāngzhōumèngdié)

Noun

夢蝶

(literary, figurative) illusory thoughts in life; brief and unreal-appearing life
- 百歲光陰一夢蝶，重回首往事堪嗟。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  百岁光阴一梦蝶，重回首往事堪嗟。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: c. 1321, Ma Zhiyuan (馬致遠),《夜行船·秋思》, translated by Xu Yuanchong
  Bǎisuì guāngyīn yī mèngdié, chóng huíshǒu wǎngshì kān jiē. [Pinyin]
  Like a dream pass a hundred years of light and shade; Turning my head, I sign for days gone by.

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