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(bound form) butterfly
bow / bowknot
(Tw) (loanword) decoupage
bow tie
bow tie
butterfly stroke (swimming)
sphenoidal sinus
Phalaenopsis (flower genus)
(of a caterpillar etc) to metamorphose / (fig.) to undergo a dramatic positive change (e.g. urban renewal, industrial reform, economic advance etc)
butterfly (family)
sphenoid bone (front of the temple)
(lit.) (of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies (idiom) / (fig.) to flirt
plaice
swallowtail butterfly (family Papilionidae)
lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom) / fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle / to get to a better place after going through difficult period
pierid (butterfly of the Pieridae family)
Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[] dreams of a butterfly (or is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhuangzi?)
common tiger butterfly (Danaus genutia)
nymphalid / butterfly
butterfly effect (dynamical systems theory)
papillon (lapdog with butterfly-like ears)
same as yangqin 揚琴|扬琴, dulcimer
iris / Iris tectorum
moth orchid (genus Phalaenopsis)
crispy short-crust pastry / mille-feuilles
hinge
bow tie
swallowtail butterfly
family Papilionidae (taxonomy)
Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds) / derogatory reference to populist and romantic writing around 1900
Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds) literary school around 1900, criticized as populist and romantic by socialist realists
variant of 蝴蝶[]
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