“贾史王薛”岂无凭——《红楼梦》四大家族姓氏寓意探析

Implied Meanings of the Four Family Names in A Dream of Red Mansions

曹雪芹善用曲笔隐寓之创作技巧,其中,采用谐音双关的修辞技法,付与人名姓氏寓意的表现尤为突出。在《红楼梦》中,四大家族姓氏各有其谐音寓意。可有两解:假(真)、史(事)、王(皇)、邪和假史妄写。

Under Cao Xueqin's masterly pen covert implication becomes an artistic technique,especially in names of the characters where homophonic puns are often used to expand the meanings they may carry.The four family names in A Dream of Red Mansions all have double meanings.