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

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• 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

1. (literary) to dream that one was a butterfly

Derived terms

• 莊周夢蝶／庄周梦蝶 (zhuāngzhōumèngdié)

 

Noun

夢蝶

1. (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.