Dream Dictionary
Search for something from your dream, or browse the old book by topic.
- What it answers
- What old dream books say about a dream.
- What you need
- The things you saw in the dream.
- What you get
- Entries from the traditional dream book, for culture and curiosity.
Topics
10 entries
- 飛上天富貴大吉Flying up to the sky means wealth and honour.
- 日月照身得重位The sun and moon shining on you mean high office.
- 雲開日出凶事散Clouds parting for the sun means trouble will scatter.
- 星入懷主生貴子A star falling into your arms means a fine child.
- 流星不落主移居A shooting star that does not land means a move.
- 五色雲主大吉昌Five coloured clouds are very lucky.
- 雪落身上萬事成Snow falling on you means everything will succeed.
- 行路逢雨有酒食Rain on the road means food and wine.
- 電光照身有吉慶Lightning shining on you means happy events.
- 赤虹見吉黑虹凶A red rainbow is good, a black one is bad.
English covers 100 well-known entries of the book’s 977 here. This is an old folk book, shown for culture, not advice. If a dream troubles you, talk to someone you trust.
Understanding the dream book
The Duke of Zhou’s Dream Book is a folk list of dream signs in seven-character lines, arranged by topic. The Duke of Zhou lived three thousand years ago, but the book only borrows his name.
How it works
- Pick the main imageChoose the thing that stood out in the dream.
- Search or browseSearch a word, or open a topic.
- Read the lineEach line gives an image, then what the book says it means.
How to read it
- Expect oppositesThe book often reads frightening dreams as lucky.
- Read it as folkloreIt shows what people once hoped for and feared.
- Do not act on itA dream line cannot tell you what will happen.
Our method
- Text
- The Wikisource transcription, 27 sections and 988 lines.
- Left out
- Eleven lines: three on self-harm, three that say a sick person must die, and five on sex.
- English
- Our plain readings of 100 well-known lines.
Common questions
Did the Duke of Zhou write this?
No. The name was attached to it much later.
Why does a bad dream count as lucky?
Many folk dream books read dreams by opposites.
Is my search saved?
No. It stays in your browser.
Sources
- Zhou Gong Jie Meng, Wikisource.