莊周夢蝶 zhuāng zhōu mèng dié

DEFINITIONS

  1. Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 dreams of a butterfly (or is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhuangzi?)

CHARACTERS

莊 zhuāng village, hamlet; villa; surname
周 zhōu Zhou dynasty; circumference
夢 mèng dream; visionary; wishful
蝶 dié butterfly