红楼梦 hóng lóu mèng

DEFINITIONS

  1. A Dream of Red Mansions (first completed edition 1791) by Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹[Cao2 Xue3 qin2], one of the four great novels

CHARACTERS

红 hóng red, vermillion; blush, flush
楼 lóu building of two or more stories
梦 mèng dream; visionary; wishful