cabbage white butterfly; agricultural pest
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
cabbage white butterfly; white butterfly
neutralRefers to a group of butterflies in the family Pieridae, particularly those whose caterpillars are pests of vegetables.
Cài菜
yuán园
lǐ里
fēi飞
zhe着
hǎo好
jǐ几
zhī只
fěn粉
dié蝶
。
Several white butterflies are flying in the vegetable garden.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
huáng黄
sè色
de的
fěn粉
dié蝶
yě也
hěn很
cháng常
jiàn见
。
This type of yellow white butterfly is also very common.
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Tā他
pāi拍
dào到
le了
yī一
zhāng张
fěn粉
dié蝶
tíng停
zài在
yóu油
cài菜
huā花
shàng上
de的
zhào照
piàn片
。
He took a picture of a white butterfly resting on a rapeseed flower.
noun
agricultural pest; leaf-eating pest
neutralRefers specifically to the larval stage (caterpillar) of the butterfly, which damages crops.
Jīn今
nián年
fěn粉
dié蝶
zāi灾
hài害
yán严
zhòng重
，
cài菜
yè叶
bèi被
yǎo咬
dé得
dōu都
shì是
dòng洞
。
The cabbage white butterfly infestation is severe this year; the vegetable leaves are full of holes.
Nóng农
mín民
xū需
yào要
pēn喷
sǎ洒
nóng农
yào药
lái来
kòng控
zhì制
fěn粉
dié蝶
yòu幼
chóng虫
。
Farmers need to spray pesticides to control the larvae of the cabbage white butterfly.