Although such a fantasy of an Asian woman never translates into real encounter between Caucasians and Asians, the figure of Madame Butterfly dominates Western understanding of Asia even today.

• 虽然这种幻想的东方女性故事从不曾在东西方跨种族恋爱中实现，蝴蝶夫人的形象直至今天仍然统治着西方对亚洲的认识。