








蝶怨蛩凄 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a metaphor for sorrowful and desolate feelings of longing or melancholy remembrance, often for someone far away or a past event”. Literally, “Butterflies resent, crickets lament sadly”.

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Open the tool →蝶怨蛩凄 (dié yuàn qióng qī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a metaphor for sorrowful and desolate feelings of longing or melancholy remembrance, often for someone far away or a past event”.
蝶怨蛩凄 is pronounced dié yuàn qióng qī in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 蝶怨蛩凄 means “Butterflies resent, crickets lament sadly”. It is used to mean “a metaphor for sorrowful and desolate feelings of longing or melancholy remembrance, often for someone far away or a past event”.
蛩:蟋蟀;凄:悲伤。比喻哀怨凄凉的思念之情