因空见色,由色生情,传情入色,自色悟空——《红楼梦》书名释义

The title eclaircissement of A Dream of Red Mansions

在《红楼梦》的众多书名中,《红楼梦》这个书名典雅含蓄、隽永深刻。其中蕴涵着“因空见色,由色生情,传情入色,自色悟空”十六字真言,内符作者主旨外契作品内容,最能代表曹雪芹的这部旷世奇作。

A Dream of Red Mansions is the one which is implicit and meaningful in the various titles of the work. It contains sixteen meaningful words that ＂yin kong jian se, you se sheng qing, chuan qing ru se, zi se wu kong＂, which conform with either the motif of the author or the content of the work. And it is the perfect title of CAO Xue-qin＇s remarkable work.