Just met a Chinese lady.

[Rowan2222]

At least I think she is Chinese.

I was just serving up casserole tonight, with roast veg and mushy peas because we are out of green veg, and this Chinese lady just popped into my head- in the same space as you would normally visualise something or someone, but this was out of the blue and not by my thinking.

She was a bit short, about 35, with black hair in a round bowl cut. As soon as I saw her she said "Shen Chow" - rather abruptly - but I don't know what that means!
She then showed me a bowl of spiced sliced cabbage in ribbons with green beans (like french beans cut short), and made motions with her right hand like she wanted me to eat them. It was in a normal white bowl with a red rim that was flattened a bit.

Anyone know what Shen Chow means?

This has not happened in my own home before, and is the first time someone of another language has appeared to me.

I bowed to thank her and she carried on smiling, until I turned away.

 

[Debi]

The best I can do is "Spirit/God vegetables/stirfry". Very strange, Rowan!

 

[Debi]

I mentioned in chat, I think this has more meaning than just those words, Rowan. My initial impression was "partake of spirit". Meaning a spiritual message is implied here.

 

[Rowan2222]

Just found out that chōu is french for cabbage? - But she wasn't french

 

[7Critter]

So perhaps a toast to good health ?

 

[7Critter]

Or cabbage ( good food) for your health ?

 

[TexDanm]

She may have been Vietnamese. That used to be a part of French Indochina and was heavily influenced by the French for a long time. I'm sure that there was some language crossover and that could be what this was. Maybe meaning something like "Heavenly Cabbage" just a thought.

 

[Ultima Thule]

Anyone know what Shen Chow means?

I tried Google Translator. It didn't like a Chinese translation for "Shen Chow". It didn't like "Sheng Chow". It didn't like any of these variations in Vietnamese either. Then I tried "Shen Chou".

 

[Rowan2222]

Ugly? I don't think that fits.

She was still there when I went back in the kitchen again. I bowed again - she thought that was funny and laughed- but behind her hand. I presume that is a thing too, and maybe men don't bow to women or something so she finds it funny that I do.

 

[Ultima Thule]

Ugly? I don't think that fits.

She was still there when I went back in the kitchen again. I bowed again - she thought that was funny and laughed- but behind her hand. I presume that is a thing too, and maybe men don't bow to women or something so she finds it funny that I do.

I hope you didn't think I was making fun of you or your post. "Shen Chou" just seemed like the closest phonetic match. There may be other variations.

But you did ask and in any case I don't think "ugly" is bad. Your vision was clear and well described. If the woman was significant, and that she was Chinese was significant, and that she was smiling was significant, then what she said to you was significant. Imho, the meaning of a dream or vision is always in the big picture. Where could such duplicity lie?