expression, noun
butterfly's dream; half-awake state
Idiomatic expression from a Taoist parable by Zhuang Zhou, used to describe a dreamy, half-awake state where reality and illusion blur. Often used in literary or philosophical contexts.
彼は胡蝶の夢のような心地で、現実と幻想の区別がつかなかった。
He felt as if in a butterfly's dream, unable to distinguish reality from illusion.