庄周梦蝶 Traditional form: 莊周夢蝶 Pinyin (reading): zhuāngzhōumèngdié Definitions: Zhuangzi 莊子/庄子 ( Zhuāngzǐ) dreams of a butterfly (or is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhuangzi?) Characters: 庄 - village, hamlet; villa, manor 周 - Zhou dynasty; circumference 梦 - dream 蝶 - butterfly Traditional characters: 莊 - village, hamlet; villa, manor 周 - Zhou dynasty; circumference 夢 - dream 蝶 - butterfly