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Hello everyone,

my chinese ex colleague gave me a very nice tattoo example, especially for me, because I love Butterflies. I like it so much. But now after 4 years, I would like to add more signs to it.

I have this signs on my backbone: 莊周夢蝶

Do you know this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuangzi

The butterfly dream: Another well-known part of the book, which is also found in Chapter 2, is usually called "Zhuangzi dreamed he was a butterfly" (莊周夢蝶 Zhuāng Zhōu mèng dié). Again, the names have been changed to pinyin romanization for consistency:

Once Zhuangzi dreamt he was a butterfly, a butterfly flitting and fluttering around, happy with himself and doing as he pleased. He didn't know he was Zhuangzi. Suddenly he woke up and there he was, solid and unmistakable Zhuangzi. But he didn't know if he was Zhuangzi who had dreamt he was a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming he was Zhuangzi. Between Zhuangzi and a butterfly there must be some distinction! This is called the Transformation of Things.

I would like to have 4 or 6 more signs. But it should make sense. I don´t like to add something like this: mother, love, friends, flowers

Can someone help me, please???

Thank you so much in advance.

Your Butterfly

Posted

OK...how about 4 more, in a 仄仄平平 pattern this time, so that you have a couplet?

Posted

Hey, thank you so much for your feedback.

Hmmm...and what does it mean? I think it looks not so nice to have two same signs one after another :/

Posted

It refers to oblique and level tones in classical Chinese. Hofmann is very into couplets.

Personally, I think your question is too vague; is there anything more specific you want from your tattoo?

Posted

Ah ok...I would like to have something that make sense with my existing signs.

Not:

The Butterfly Dream

Flowers

Luck

Freedom

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And something that looks nice. I think about 5 more signs which make sense in the whole meaning of my tattoo.

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