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蛾
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Description
蛾是一种会飞的小昆虫，样子有点像蝴蝶。
A 蛾 is a small flying insect that looks a bit like a butterfly.
很多蛾晚上出来，喜欢飞到灯的旁边。
Many 蛾 come out at night and like to fly near lights.
Meanings
蛾é
a moth (a moth-like flying insect)
一只蛾飞进了我的房间。
A moth flew into my room.
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Notes
- Nuance
蛾 (moth) is usually active at night, unlike 蝴蝶 (butterfly) which flies by day.
- Etymology
often paired as 飞蛾, literally 'flying moth', as in the idiom 飞蛾扑火.
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