This article is about the Chinese philosopher. For his eponymous text, see Zhuangzi (book).
Zhuangzi (莊子) Zhuang Zhou (莊周)
Born
c. 369 BC
Died
c. 286 BC (aged c. 82 – 83)
Notable work
Zhuangzi
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Zhuangzi
"Zhuangzi" in seal script (top), Traditional (middle), and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters
Traditional Chinese
莊子
Simplified Chinese
庄子
Hanyu Pinyin
Zhuāngzǐ
Literal meaning
"Master Zhuang"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Zhuāngzǐ
Bopomofo
ㄓㄨㄤ ㄗˇ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
Juangtzyy
Wade–Giles
Chuang1 Tzu3
Yale Romanization
Jwāngdž
IPA
[ʈʂwáŋ.tsɹ̩̀]
Wu
Romanization
Tzaõ-tzy
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Jōngjí
Jyutping
Zong1 zi2
IPA
[tsɔːŋ˥.tsiː˧˥]
Southern Min
Tâi-lô
Tsong-tsú;
Tsng-tsú
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUC
Cŏng-cṳ̄
Middle Chinese
Middle Chinese
tʂjang-tzí
Old Chinese
Baxter–Sagart (2014)
*[ts]raŋ tsәʔ
Zhuang Zhou
Traditional Chinese
莊周
Simplified Chinese
庄周
Hanyu Pinyin
Zhuāng Zhōu
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Zhuāng Zhōu
Bopomofo
ㄓㄨㄤ ㄓㄡ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
Juang Jou
Wade–Giles
Chuang1 Chou1
Yale Romanization
Jwāng Jōu
IPA
[ʈʂwáŋ ʈʂóʊ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Jōng Jāu
Jyutping
Zong1 Zau1
IPA
[tsɔːŋ˥ tsɐu˥]
Southern Min
Tâi-lô
Tsong Tsiu
Middle Chinese
Middle Chinese
tʂjang tʃjuw
Old Chinese
Baxter–Sagart (2014)
*[ts]raŋ tiw
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Zhuang Zhou (/dʒuˈɑːŋˈdʒoʊ/),[1] commonly known as Zhuangzi (/ˈdʒwɑːŋˈdzʌ/;[2] Chinese: 莊子; literally "Master Zhuang"; also rendered in the Wade–Giles romanization as Chuang Tzu),[a] was an influential Chinese philosopher who lived around the 4th century BCE during the Warring States period, a period of great development in Chinese philosophy, the Hundred Schools of Thought. He is credited with writing—in part or in whole—a work known by his name, the Zhuangzi, which is one of two foundational texts of Taoism, alongside the Tao Te Ching.
^"Zhou". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
^"Chuang-tzu". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
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