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.

congratulatory expression used upon the birth of a son, based on the ancient belief that dreaming of bears is an omen of having a male child

to have one's literary talent bloom; to write with sudden inspiration and great skill