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Trad. 蝶變
- (of a caterpillar etc) to metamorphose
- (fig.) to undergo a dramatic positive change (e.g. urban renewal, industrial reform, economic advance etc)
- lit. (of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies (idiom)
- fig. to flirt
Trad. 莊周夢蝶
- Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] dreams of a butterfly (or is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhuangzi?)
Trad. 破繭成蝶
- 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
Trad. 蝴蝶效應
- butterfly effect (dynamical systems theory)
Trad. 鴛鴦蝴蝶
- Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds)
- derogatory reference to populist and romantic writing around 1900
Trad. 鴛鴦蝴蝶派
- Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds) literary school around 1900, criticized as populist and romantic by socialist realists