dié​mèng

butterfly dream

  • created reference approved 蝶梦/蝶夢 → 庄子/莊子 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蝶梦 / 蝶夢 dié​mèng

    庄子 / 莊子 zhuāng​zǐ

    see

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  • created sense approved 蝶梦/蝶夢 · dié​mèng · butterfly dream — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蝶梦 / 蝶夢

    dié​mèng

    butterfly dream

    The classic story from the Zhuangzi of Zhuang Zhou dreaming he was a butterfly; used to describe a life that feels like a dream or the blurred line between reality and illusion.

    蝶 (literal) → 蝶 · dié · butterfly 梦 (literal) → 梦/夢 · mèng · dream

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  • created sense approved 蝶梦/蝶夢 · dié​mèng · to dream — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蝶梦 / 蝶夢

    dié​mèng

    to dream

    A literary term for dreaming while asleep.

    蝶 (literal) → 蝶 · dié · butterfly 梦 (literal) → 梦/夢 · mèng · dream

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