莊周夢蝶庄周梦蝶
莊子庄子
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昔昔者者莊庄周周夢梦為为胡胡蝶蝶
栩栩栩栩然然胡胡蝶蝶也也
自自喻喻適适志志與与
不不知知周周也也
俄俄然然覺觉
則则蘧蘧蘧蘧然然周周也也
不不知知周周之之夢梦為为胡胡蝶蝶與与
胡胡蝶蝶之之夢梦為为周周與与
Translation
Once Zhuang Zhou dreamt he was a butterfly — a butterfly flitting and fluttering about, happy with himself and doing as he pleased. He did not know that he was Zhou. Suddenly he awoke, and there, solid and unmistakable, was Zhou. But he did not know whether he was Zhou who had dreamt he was a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming he was Zhou. (Zhuangzi, 'Discussion on Making All Things Equal')
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