庄周梦蝶

Traditional: 莊周夢蝶

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Dictionary entry

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

What does 庄周梦蝶 mean?

庄周梦蝶 (zhuāng zhōu mèng dié) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

Character breakdown

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庄zhuāngvariant of 莊|庄[zhuang1]周Zhōusurname Zhou · Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)梦mèngdream (CL:場|场[chang2]) · (bound form) to dream 蝶diévariant of 蝶[die2]

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庄周梦蝶

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