Chinese

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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

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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蝴蝶夢

  1. (literary) indistinct dream; hazy fantasy