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庄周梦蝶

zhuāng zhōu mèng dié

4-character word Traditional 莊周夢蝶

What 庄周梦蝶 means

1. Zhuangzi {庄子|Zhuāng zǐ} dreams of a butterfly (or is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhuangzi?)

The characters in 庄周梦蝶

• 庄zhuāngfarmstead; village; manor
• 周zhōuto make a circuit; to circle; circle
• 梦mèngdream; (bound form) to dream
• 蝶dié(bound form) butterfly

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