鴛鴦蝴蝶 yuān yang hú dié

DEFINITIONS

  1. Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds)
  2. derogatory reference to populist and romantic writing around 1900

CHARACTERS

鴛 yuān male mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
鴦 yang female mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
蝴 hú
HSK 5
butterfly
蝶 dié
HSK 5
butterfly