庄周梦蝶

zhuāng zhōu mèng dié

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 庄周梦蝶

周
zhōu

to make a circuit

梦
mèng

dream

庄
zhuāng

farmstead

庄周
zhuāng zhōu

same as Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ] (369-286 BC), Daoist author

蝶
dié

(bound form) butterfly