The story
- Mandarin · borrowed from鸳鸯蝴蝶派
- English todayyuanyang hudie pai
Borrowed from Mandarin 鸳鸯蝴蝶派 (yuānyāng-húdié pài, literally “Mandarin ducks and butterflies school”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
yuanyang hudie pai
Today it means: A type of Chinese fiction modeled after classical romances involving a tragic love between an effeminate male protagonist and a tender young woman. Full definition →
Mandarin 鸳鸯蝴蝶派