蝴蝶夢

Chinese

butterfly; hinge to dream
trad. (蝴蝶夢) 蝴蝶 夢
simp. (蝴蝶梦) 蝴蝶 梦
alternative forms 胡蝶夢／胡蝶梦 obsolete

Etymology

See 莊周夢蝶 / 庄周梦蝶 (zhuāngzhōumèngdié, “Zhuangzi dreamt he was a butterfly”).

Pronunciation

Noun

蝴蝶夢

  1. (literary) indistinct dream; hazy fantasy
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