"Zhuangzi" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 莊子/庄子 (Zhuāngzǐ). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{lang|zh|莊子}} 莊子, {{bor|en|cmn|莊子|tr=Zhuāngzǐ}} Mandarin 莊子/庄子 (Zhuāngzǐ) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Zhuangzi
  1. An influential Chinese philosopher who lived around the 4th century BCE during the Warring States Period. Categories (topical): Individuals Translations (influential Chinese philosopher): 莊子 (Chinese Cantonese), 庄子 (zong¹ zi²) (Chinese Cantonese), 莊子 (Chinese Mandarin), 庄子 (Zhuāngzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 莊子 (Hakka Chinese), 庄子 (Chông-chṳ́) (Hakka Chinese), 荘子 (Sōshi) (alt: そうし) (Japanese), 荘周 (Sōshū) (alt: そうしゅう) (Japanese), 장자 (jangja) (alt: 莊子) (Korean), جۇاڭزى (juangzi) (Uyghur)
    Sense id: en-Zhuangzi-en-name-2mal64n4 Disambiguation of Individuals: 90 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English quotations with omitted translation Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 88 12 Disambiguation of English quotations with omitted translation: 90 10 Disambiguation of 'influential Chinese philosopher': 73 27
  2. An ancient Chinese collection of anecdotes and fables, one of the foundational texts of Taoism, traditionally attributed to the philosopher.
    Sense id: en-Zhuangzi-en-name-AgkKRxf4

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