蝴蝶花

Mandarin · pinyin hú dié huā

Meanings

  1. iris
  2. Iris tectorum
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蝴
hú · butterfly
蝶
dié · butterfly
花
huā · flower; blossoms
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2–2–1 · hu2 die2 hua1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

wu4 dip6 faa1

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noun

  1. (botany) fringed iris (Iris japonica)

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