zhuāng zhōu mèng dié

Traditional: 莊周夢蝶

庄周梦蝶 (zhuāng zhōu mèng dié) is a Chinese word meaning “Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] dreams of a butterfly (or is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhuangzi?)”.

Meanings

  1. 1Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] dreams of a butterfly (or is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhuangzi?)

Characters in 庄周梦蝶

庄zhuāng · farmstead周zhōu · to make a circuit梦mèng · dream (CL:場|场[chang2])蝶dié · (bound form) butterfly

Related words

周to make a circuit周week周surname Zhou梦dream (CL:場|场[chang2])梦想(fig.) to dream of周末weekend周围environs; surroundings; periphery上周last week做梦to dream; to have a dream; (fig.) to indulge in wishful thinking每周every week噩梦nightmare周五Friday

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