Dream of the Red Chamber

Dream of the Red Chamber

Translation

When Fortune Fails, Don't Talk Of Nobility

Another cryptic poem

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Daniel Evensen
Jul 28, 2025
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When Fortune Fails, Don't Talk Of Nobility

We’re back to more mysterious poetry right now. The subject of this poem has not actually been born yet in the novel. We’ll meet her later on – though you should know that this character is pretty underdeveloped in the first 80 chapters of Dream of the Red Chamber (the part we know for certain was authored by Cao Xueqin), and is quite controversial as a result.


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