燕 尾 蝶

yàn wěi diédictionary entry

swallowtail butterfly (family Papilionidae)

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

燕尾蝶燕尾蝶 [yan4 wei3 die2] /swallowtail butterfly (family Papilionidae)/

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燕
yàn
swallow (family Hirundinidae)
Yān
Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qián Yān] (337–370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hòu Yān] (384–409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nán Yān] (398–410), Northern Yan 北燕[Běi Yān] (409–436) / surname Yan
尾
wěi
tail / remainder / remnant / extremity / sixth of the 28 constellations / classifier for fish
yǐ
horse's tail / pointed posterior section of a locust etc
蝶
dié
(bound form) butterfly

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