Chuang-tzu

American

[jwahng-dzuh] / ˈdʒwɑŋˈdzʌ /

(Pinyin) Zhuangzi

noun

Also Chwang-tse Chuang Chow, flourished 4th century b.c., Chinese mystic and philosopher.
(italics) a fundamental work on Taoism by Chuang-tzu, dating from the 4th century b.c.

Chuang-tzu British

/ ˈtʃwæŋ ˈtsuː /

noun

a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Zhuangzi

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I would recommend Natural History, setting four Taoist texts from Chuang-tzu for soprano and orchestra.

From The Guardian ● May 28, 2012

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