胡蝶

胡蝶

Chinese

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (POJ): ô͘-tia̍p

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ô͘-tia̍p
    • Tâi-lô: ôo-tia̍p
    • Phofsit Daibuun: o'diap
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɔ²⁴⁻²² tiap̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔ²⁴⁻²² tiap̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɔ¹³⁻²² tiap̚¹²¹/

Noun

胡蝶

1. (Mainland China Hokkien) hinge (device for the pivoting of a door)

Synonyms

• 鉸鏈／铰链 (jiǎoliàn)
• 合葉／合叶 (héyè)
• (Min Nan) 後鈕／后钮

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
胡	蝶
こ Jinmeiyō	ちょう Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Alternative forms

• 蝴蝶

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Chinese 胡蝶 (MC ɦuo tʰep̚).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) こ​ちょー [kóꜜchòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ko̞t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

胡蝶 (hiragana こちょう, rōmaji kochō, historical hiragana こてふ)

1. butterfly

Synonyms

• 蝶 (ちょう) (chō)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9