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
- (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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
夢蝶
Derived terms
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.]
- 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.
百岁光阴一梦蝶，重回首往事堪嗟。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]