蝴蝶餅

Chinese

		butterfly; hinge	round flat cake; cookie; cake round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry
trad. (蝴蝶餅)		蝴蝶	餅
simp. (蝴蝶饼)		蝴蝶	饼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): húdiébǐng

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄧㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wu⁴ dip⁶ beng²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: húdiébǐng
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: húdiébǐng
    • Wade–Giles: hu²-tieh²-ping³
    • Yale: hú-dyé-bǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwudyebiing
    • Palladius: худебин (xudebin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu³⁵ ti̯ɛ³⁵ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wu⁴ dip⁶ beng²
    • Yale: wùh dihp béng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wu⁴ dip⁹ beng²
    • Guangdong Romanization: wu⁴ dib⁶ béng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuː²¹ tiːp̚² pɛːŋ³⁵/

Noun

蝴蝶餅

1. palmier (type of French biscuit)

   Synonym: 蝴蝶酥 (húdiésū)

   • 繁忙嘅灣仔街市，一間絕不起眼嘅餅店，竟然有五星級嘅蝴蝶餅！ [Cantonese, trad.]
     繁忙嘅湾仔街市，一间绝不起眼嘅饼店，竟然有五星级嘅蝴蝶饼！ [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2009, 蘇施黃 (Suzie Wong), 阿蘇揾食卡2 – 無敵小食

     faan⁴ mong⁴ ge³ waan¹ zai² gaai¹ si⁵, jat¹ gaan¹ zyut⁶ bat¹ hei² ngaan⁵ ge³ beng² dim³, ging² jin⁴ jau⁵ ng⁵ sing¹ kap¹ ge³ wu⁴ dip⁶ beng²! [Jyutping]

     In the busy food market in Wan Chai, in a not-so-outstanding bakery, who would have known that there are five-star palmiers?!

   • 不是她經常在文章提到的西方精美點心，不是上海小點，而是毫無個性的庸俗的光酥餅，還要是從附近唐人街買來的，不是從倫敦寄來的high tea蝴蝶餅，也不是從上海急凍空運的冰淇淋。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     不是她经常在文章提到的西方精美点心，不是上海小点，而是毫无个性的庸俗的光酥饼，还要是从附近唐人街买来的，不是从伦敦寄来的high tea蝴蝶饼，也不是从上海急冻空运的冰淇淋。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2010, 王貽興 (Ong Yi Hing), 《人生一路》, page 68

     bat¹ si⁶ taa¹ ging¹ soeng⁴ zoi⁶ man⁴ zoeng¹ tai⁴ dou³ dik¹ sai¹ fong¹ zing¹ mei⁵ dim² sam¹, bat¹ si⁶ soeng⁶ hoi² siu² dim², ji⁴ si⁶ hou⁴ mou⁴ go³ sing³ dik¹ jung⁴ zuk⁶ dik¹ gwong¹ sou¹ beng², waan⁴ jiu³ si⁶ cung⁴ fu⁶ gan⁶ tong⁴ jan⁴ gaai¹ maai⁵ loi⁴ dik¹, bat¹ si⁶ cung⁴ leon⁴ deon¹ gei³ loi⁴ dik¹ haai¹ ti¹ wu⁴ dip⁶ beng², jaa⁵ bat¹ si⁶ cung⁴ soeng⁶ hoi² gap¹ dung³ hung¹ wan⁶ dik¹ bing¹ kei⁴ lam⁴. [Jyutping]

     It's not the delicate Western pastries she often mentions in articles, nor is it Shanghainese snacks; but it's the plain-old Chinese shortbread, without any character, and it's bought from the Chinatown near by, not high tea palmiers sent from London, nor frozen ice cream transported by air from Shanghai.

   • 必買鬆脆蝴蝶餅 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     必买松脆蝴蝶饼 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2014, 鄭偉 (Pace Cheng), 《潮遊日本：關西》, page 167

     bit¹ maai⁵ sung¹ ceoi³ wu⁴ dip⁶ beng² [Jyutping]

     Must-buy crispy palmiers

2. pretzel

   • 喝完了湯，主人從烤箱裡端出大盤的德式香腸、酸白菜跟蝴蝶餅。 [MSC, trad.]
     喝完了汤，主人从烤箱里端出大盘的德式香肠、酸白菜跟蝴蝶饼。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2011, 閻華, 《少年，要胸懷大志》 (Boys, be ambitious), page 105

     Hē wán le tāng, zhǔrén cóng kǎoxiāng lǐ duān chū dà pán de déshì xiāngcháng, suānbáicài gēn húdiébǐng. [Pinyin]

     After having soup, the host brought a large tray of German sausages, sauerkraut and pretzels out from the oven.

   • 濃醇的巴西莓風味加上菠萝等水果的甜味，與散發新鮮奶油的鹽味的焦鹽蝴蝶餅一同享用 [MSC, trad.]
     浓醇的巴西莓风味加上菠萝等水果的甜味，与散发新鲜奶油的盐味的焦盐蝴蝶饼一同享用 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2015, 《OMOTENASHI Travel Guide 東京》, page 31

     nóngchún de bāxīméi fēngwèi jiāshàng bōluó děng shuǐguǒ de tiánwèi, yǔ sànfā xīnxiān nǎiyóu de yán wèi de jiāoyán húdiébǐng yītóng xiǎngyòng [Pinyin]

     The rich flavour of the açaí berry plus the sweetness of fruits like the pineapple enjoyed with sea salt pretzels exuding the saltiness of fresh butter

   • 焙果、煎餅、馬芬、麵包、麵包捲、蛋糕、蝴蝶餅、披薩、早餐穀片與義大利麵，皆由白麵粉製成，被血液吸收的速度和糖一樣快。 [MSC, trad.]
     焙果、煎饼、马芬、面包、面包卷、蛋糕、蝴蝶饼、披萨、早餐谷片与义大利面，皆由白面粉制成，被血液吸收的速度和糖一样快。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2015, Dr Joel Fuhrman, translated by 呂奕欣, 《終極減肥聖經》 (The End of Dieting: How to Live for Life), page 77

     Bèiguǒ, jiānbǐng, mǎfēn, miànbāo, miànbāojuǎn, dàngāo, húdiébǐng, pīsà, zǎocān gǔpiàn yǔ yìdàlìmiàn, jiē yóu bái miànfěn zhìchéng, bèi xuèyè xīshōu de sùdù hé táng yīyàng kuài. [Pinyin]

     Bagels, pancakes, muffins, bread, rolls, cake, pretzels, pizza, breakfast cereals, and pasta are all made from white flour, which is absorbed into the bloodstream as quickly as sugar.