飞熊入梦 / 飛熊入夢

fēi​xióng​rù​mèng

ruler finding a worthy minister

A ruler dreams of a flying bear, signaling the coming of a great advisor. This refers to the legend of [[周文王|周文王|zhou1 wen2 wang2]] meeting [[姜子牙|姜子牙|jiang1 zi3 ya2]], and it serves as a metaphor for a leader gaining the support of a talented official.

飞 (literal) → 飞/飛 · fēi · to fly 熊 (literal) → 熊 · xióng · bear 入梦 (literal) → 入梦/入夢 · rù​mèng · to appear in a dream

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM