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The Chinese Language in Dream of the Red Chamber
Or — why I don't offer a complete glossary in pinyin
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Lin Daiyu Leaves Home
The action begins
May 15 • 
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Is It Really Fate?
Taking a deep dive into 原應嘆息
May 14 • 
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The Spring Cycle
The name of the Jia sisters mirrors the eventual fate of the family
May 13 • 
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Jia Yucun Misses The Point
How we know he was talking nonsense
May 12 • 
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The Metaphysics of Jia Baoyu
Jia Yucun tries to explain stuff he doesn't understand
May 11 • 
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The Jia Baoyu In All Of Us
Making sense of Jia Baoyu
May 10 • 
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Jia Baoyu on Men and Women
Jia Baoyu's unusual character is revealed
May 9 • 
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Breaking The Narrative Rules
Cao Xueqin subverts expectations
May 8 • 
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Jia Yucun Gossips
Also: the birth of Jia Baoyu
May 7 • 
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4 Ways AI Can Hack Literature
Going beyond "cheating" into worlds of crazy literary depth
May 6 • 
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Jia Yucun Misses Transcendence
A brief passage full of philosophic meaning
May 5 • 
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