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紅樓夢

简红楼梦 · 繁紅樓夢

Mandarin · pinyin Hóng lóu Mèng

A Dream of Red Mansions (first completed edition 1791) by Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹 Cáo Xuě qín, one of the four great novels

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

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2–2–4 · Hong2 lou2 Meng4

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hung4 lau4 mung6

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Dream of the Red Chamber, one of China's Four Great Classical Novels

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