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庄周梦蝶

庄周梦蝶

Zhuangzi's Butterfly

Level 5 · Philosophers · 诸子百家 · 40 vocabulary words

Source: 《庄子·齐物论》 · Zhuangzi, On the Equality of Things

庄zhuāng子zǐ梦见mèng jiàn自己zì jǐ变成biàn chéng蝴蝶hú dié,飞fēi来lái飞fēi去qù好hǎo不bú快活kuài huo,忘wàng了le自己zì jǐ是shì庄zhuāng周zhōu。

Zhuangzi dreamed he was a butterfly, fluttering happily, forgetting he was Zhuangzi.

忽然hū rán醒xǐng了le,明明míng míng是shì庄zhuāng周zhōu躺tǎng在zài床chuáng上shàng。

Waking suddenly, he was solidly Zhuangzi on a bed.

不知bù zhī道dào是shì庄zhuāng周zhōu梦见mèng jiàn自己zì jǐ成chéng了le蝴蝶hú dié,还是hái shi蝴蝶hú dié梦见mèng jiàn自己zì jǐ成chéng了le庄zhuāng周zhōu。

He didn't know: Zhuangzi dreamed of the butterfly, or a butterfly now dreams it is Zhuangzi.

庄zhuāng子zǐ问wèn:梦mèng里lǐ梦mèng外wài,哪nǎ个gè是shì真zhēn?人生rén shēng最zuì大dà的de一yí个gè问wèn号hào。

Which is the dream, the butterfly's or the man's? The oldest question about what is real.

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