A Dream of Red Mansions is an imaginary novel, which is related to the historical background at that time, so homophones are used to allude to some things. How many homophones did Cao Xueqin hide in Dream of Red Mansions? We can classify them by the names of people and places.
Zhen Shiyin and Jia Yucun appeared first. The homophony of Zhen Shiyin is Zhenyan, the name of Jiayu Village is Jia Hua, and the homophony of Zhen Shiyin is Jia Huazi, the name of Yucun Cao Gong. Through the names of these two people, it is shown from the beginning that Dream of Red Mansions is a novel written by Jia Yucun with real wild taste. As the saying goes, it is full of absurd words and a handful of bitter tears. Zhen Shiyi's daughter's name is Zhen Yinglian, which is pronounced "Zhen Yinglian". The servant of the Zhen family who lost Yinglian is named Huo Qi, which is pronounced "Huo Qi". The person who bought the true Yinglian is named Feng Yuan, which is pronounced "Feng Yuan". . He originally wanted to buy Zhen Yinglian for a mixed marriage, but was beaten to death by Xue Pan. It was indeed unfair. It was really because the maid at home was named Jiaoqing, and Xie Ying was lucky. He only looked at Jia Yucun more than before. Later, Jia Yucun took him as his concubine after he passed the exam. Then Jia Yucun's first wife passed away, and the surname Jiao was also changed. Fu Zheng, so he is indeed a lucky man.
The homophonic pronunciation of Jia Zheng and Jia Jing is Jia Zhengjing, and the members of the Jia family are all flatterers. Representative figures include Zhang Guang and Shan Liren. The former is pronounced as Zhang Guang, the latter is pronounced as "good deceiver", and Jia Lian is pronounced as "Jia Lian", indicating that he is a shameless and dissolute person. The homophony of Wang Xifeng is "Feng", which is a male divine bird. It means that Sister Feng is like a man with outstanding talents, sharpness and quickness. Although she has outstanding talents, she can't help but be attracted to her daughter. The homophone of Ping'er is Pi'er. He is the eldest daughter of Fake Lian, more like a concubine. However, with the jealous Wang Xifeng around, he can only be reduced to a decoration. Jia Yun was deprived of his parents by his uncle, leaving mother and son helpless and unwilling to leave even a meal. Therefore, Cao Xueqin named Jia Yin's uncle "Not a Human". The homophony of the name naturally means that he is not a human being. Although the homophony of "Ren Shaozu" is "Sun Saozu", it means that the descendants have brought shame to their ancestors. The Sun family originally relied on the power of the Jia family to make their fortune, but now they repaid kindness with hatred and killed Jia Yingchun.
The four ladies of the Jia family are Yuanchun, Yingchun, Pan Chun and Xichun. In order of eldest and youngest, they correspond to the four sons of Yuanyin Sigh. The maids in Sichun are Baoqin, Siqi, Shishuruhua and Qinqi, calligraphy and painting respectively. At the same time, they are also content with their master's characteristics and artistic accomplishments. The four major princes are respectively King Dongping, King Nan'an, King Xining, and King Northern Jin. They are a metaphor for peace and tranquility in the southeast, northwest, and north. This is a proverb that Cao Xueqin deliberately used to whitewash peace for the people of the dynasty and praise the virtues of each palace. In addition to the people using a lot of homophones, the place names in Dream of Red Mansions also use a lot of homophones. For example, the homophones of Dahuang Mountain and Wuji Cliff are absurd, the homophones of Wuji Qinggeng Peak are Qinggen, and the homophones of Shili Street are Shili Street. The homophone of Renqing Lane is Renqing Lane, and the homophone of Hulu Temple is Mumu Temple. The homophony of Huzhou is Hu Hao, and Cao Xueqin used the homophony extensively in Dream of Red Mansions to express his unspeakable words. In addition to the above homophones, do you also know what homophones are in Dream of Red Mansions?