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蝶ちょう々ちょう夫ふ人じん

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Meanings

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noun

Madama Butterfly; Madam Butterfly

work of art, literature, music, etc.

Refers specifically to Giacomo Puccini's opera. The title is a proper noun and is not used generically.

蝶ちょう々ちょう夫ふ人じんはプッチーニの有ゆう名めいなオペラです。
Madama Butterfly is a famous opera by Puccini.
来らい月げつ、蝶ちょう々ちょう夫ふ人じんを観みに行いく予よ定ていです。
I plan to go see Madama Butterfly next month.

Written forms

蝶ちょう々ちょう夫ふ人じん
Standard Japanese title for Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly.
蝶ちょう蝶ちょう夫ふ人じん
Variant spelling using the non-repetition kanji 蝶蝶; less common than 蝶々夫人.
蝶ちょう々ちょう婦ふ人じん
Alternate spelling with 婦人 instead of 夫人; rarely used for this opera title.

Kanji

蝶butterfly

夫husband, man

人person

婦lady, woman, wife

Etymology

The Japanese title is a direct translation of the Italian 'Madama Butterfly', using 蝶々 (butterfly) and 夫人 (madam/lady).