蝴蝶夢

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Chinese

butterfly; hinge to dream
trad. (蝴蝶夢) 蝴蝶
simp. (蝴蝶梦) 蝴蝶
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