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
庄子梦见自己变成蝴蝶,飞来飞去好不快活,忘了自己是庄周。
Zhuangzi dreamed he was a butterfly, fluttering happily, forgetting he was Zhuangzi.
忽然醒了,明明是庄周躺在床上。
Waking suddenly, he was solidly Zhuangzi on a bed.
不知道是庄周梦见自己成了蝴蝶,还是蝴蝶梦见自己成了庄周。
He didn't know: Zhuangzi dreamed of the butterfly, or a butterfly now dreams it is Zhuangzi.
庄子问:梦里梦外,哪个是真?人生最大的一个问号。
Which is the dream, the butterfly's or the man's? The oldest question about what is real.