Dreaming of being pregnant in Chinese dream interpretation: meaning
In the Chinese tradition dreams around pregnancy have their own name: taimeng. Such dreams are said to announce a child or tell something about the child. Someone who dreams she is pregnant hears in many families that something new and good is on the way.
Within this tradition
Taimeng, literally foetus dreams, are a beloved subject in China and other East Asian cultures. They are dreams that precede or accompany a pregnancy, often dreamt by the mother, but sometimes also by the father or a grandparent. Well-known images are a dragon, a snake, a fish, a tiger, or ripe fruit such as peaches.
In many families these images are read as a sign of the child's character or destiny. A dragon would point to a powerful child, a flower or fruit to a gentle child. Some families also read in them whether it will be a boy or a girl. Such stories are later told to the child with pleasure.
A dream in which you yourself are pregnant is read more broadly than literally in folk tradition. It can stand for something new that is growing: a plan, an undertaking, or money coming in. For those who do not want children or cannot become pregnant, that is often the most fitting reading.
As with all dreams, the Chinese tradition is not uniform. What one family calls a taimeng is simply a dream in another. And anyone who really wants to know whether she is pregnant does well, of course, to have it established in the ordinary way.
Common variations
A dragon in a pregnancy dream
Often read as a sign of a powerful child with a good destiny.
Ripe fruit, such as peaches
A well-known taimeng image: a child on the way, often seen as gentle.
A fish you catch or hold
Abundance, and in the taimeng a possible announcement of a child.
Being pregnant without wanting children
Read more broadly: something new growing, such as a plan or money coming in.
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What is a taimeng?
A dream said to announce a pregnancy or tell something about the child, often with a dragon, snake, fish, tiger or ripe fruit.
Does dreaming I am pregnant mean I really am?
Not in itself. The tradition also reads it as something new growing. Anyone who wants to be sure has it established in the ordinary way.