鸳鸯蝴蝶 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

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