紅樓夢 hóng lóu mèng

Dream of the Red Chamber, classic Chinese novel

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Definitions

  1. 1. A Dream of Red Mansions (first completed edition 1791) by Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹cáo xuě qín, one of the four great novels

Characters

Character Meaning
紅 hóng
red; popular; revolutionary
樓 lóu
floor; storied building; house with more than 1 story
夢 mèng
dream; (bound form) to dream