Dream meanings
Zhou Gong's dream book: what Chinese tradition says your dream means.
Read a dream the old way
Name the main image
Dream books are lists sorted by subject: sky, animals, body, family. Start with the one thing you remember most clearly.
Listen for the pun
Sound often carries the meaning. A coffin, guancai, counts as a happy sign because it sounds like official rank and wealth.
Try flipping it
Folk wisdom says dreams run opposite to life. A dream of crying may be read as good news, and a dream of laughing as a caution.
What the day thinks about, the night dreams.
Dream books are folk tradition, not psychology or medicine. If nightmares keep troubling you, talk to a doctor. Do not settle a legal or money matter on a dream.
Good to know
What is Chinese dream interpretation?
It usually means Zhou Gong's dream book, named for the Duke of Zhou, a statesman of about 3,000 years ago. He did not write it. The lists grew over centuries.
What does it mean to dream about teeth falling out?
Traditional dream books tend to read it as a sign about parents or close family. That is folk belief, so take it as a nudge to call home, not a forecast.
What does dreaming of a snake mean in Chinese culture?
It is often read as a pregnancy dream, called taimeng. Snakes, dragons and fish are classic signs in family stories. Other readings link snakes to wealth or to a rival.
