夢蝶
Chinese edit
to dream | butterfly | ||
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trad. (夢蝶) | 夢 | 蝶 | |
simp. (梦蝶) | 梦 | 蝶 |
Etymology edit
See 莊周夢蝶/庄周梦蝶 (zhuāngzhōumèngdié).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
夢蝶
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
夢蝶
- (literary, figurative) illusory thoughts in life; brief and unreal-appearing life
- 百歲光陰一夢蝶,重回首往事堪嗟。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: c. 1321, Ma Zhiyuan (馬致遠),《夜行船·秋思》, translated by Xu Yuanchong
- Bǎisuì guāngyīn yī mèngdié, chóng huíshǒu wǎngshì kān jiē. [Pinyin]
- Like a dream pass a hundred years of light and shade; Turning my head, I sign for days gone by.
百岁光阴一梦蝶,重回首往事堪嗟。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]