Zhuang Zhou

Zhuangzi (莊子) Zhuang Zhou (莊周)
Born	c. 369 BC
Died	c. 286 BC (aged c. 82 – 83)
Notable work	Zhuangzi
Era	Ancient philosophy
Region	Eastern philosophy Chinese philosophy
School	Taoism Philosophical skepticism

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 [tsɔŋ˥.tsi˧˥] 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 [tsɔŋ˥ tsɐw˥] 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 (/dʒuˈɑːŋ ˈdʒoʊ/),^[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.

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