"Dream of Red Mansions" is a classic of ancient Chinese literature, among which the twelve hairpins of Jinling are one of the most controversial and in-depth characters in this **. Among the twelve hairpins in Jinling, there is a sentence and song that has caused misunderstanding and controversy, that is, "Vain Eyebrows". This song and the sentence have been misunderstood for 300 years, and it has always been considered a sad song of Bao Dai's love. However, Cao Xueqin is not wrong, what is wrong is our understanding of this piece. Who misunderstood "Vain Eyebrows"?This article will systematically analyze the "Vain Eyebrows" in Dream of Red Mansions, and reveal the true meaning from the emotional entanglements and story clues of the relevant characters.
In the previous article, we have refuted the idea that "Vain Eyebrows" is a sad song of Bao Dai's love. However, this is just a misunderstanding of the meaning of "Vain Eyebrows".
1. The true meaning of Langyuan fairy and jade flawless
First of all, we need to understand the true meaning of "Langyuan Immortal" and "beautiful jade flawless" described in the judgment of "Vain Eyebrows". In the judgment, "Langyuan Xianbao" refers to begonia flowers, while "beautiful jade flawless" refers to the wonderful jade in Jiafu. These two adjectives are not used to describe Bao Dai.
Langyuan Xianbao refers to Shi Xiangyun, while Meiyu Flawless refers to Miaoyu. Shi Xiangyun and Miaoyu are both important figures in Jia Baoyu's life, and Jia Baoyu has a special emotional entanglement with them. There is a love relationship between them, but there is no relationship. Regret in the encounter, miss in the regret. This kind of emotional entanglement is exactly what "Vain Eyebrows" shows.
2. The true meaning of longing and tears
In the judgment, "Vain Eyebrows" mentions "Think about how many tears can there be in your eyes, how can you survive autumn to the end of winter, spring to summer!".This was misunderstood by many people as Lin Daiyu's tears, but this was wrong. In fact, this is Jia Baoyu's tears of regret as he watched the girls leave one by one from his perspective and position, not Lin Daiyu's tears.
Recalling the story threads in "Dream of Red Mansions", we can find that many clues are related to the emotional entanglements in "Vain Eyebrows". For example, Jia Baoyu's sigh for Ping'er and Xiangling, her longing for Jin Chu'er, her concern for Qingwen, and her attachment to Musk Yue and the attacker, etc. These emotions are expressed through "Vain Eyebrows".
"Vain Eyebrows" is actually an expression of Jia Baoyu's longing and nostalgia for the twelve hairpins of Jinling. He felt that these girls were all "Langyuan Immortals" and "beautiful jade flawless", and he missed their beauty, intelligence and purity. He felt great regret and regret for their departure, and this emotion crossed the boundaries of time and space and continued into Jia Baoyu's later years.
Jia Baoyu's thoughts about the twelve hairpins of Jinling are memories and reminiscences of the beautiful moments they left in his life. As written in "Dream of Red Mansions": "Although Jiafu is large, it is like an umbrella, and the curtain hangs on the sisters. This sentence very vividly describes Jia Baoyu's attachment to the twelve hairpins of Jinling.
In the last sentence of "Vain Eyebrows", "Looking forward to the front of me, I can hug my waist and arms", Jia Baoyu expressed his affection and endless longing for the twelve hairpins of Jinling. He was willing to take them into his arms and spend the rest of his life with them, but this could only be a distant fantasy.
To sum up, "Vain Eyebrows" is actually the expression of Jia Baoyu's longing and nostalgia for the twelve hairpins of Jinling, rather than the tragedy of Bao Dai's love. Therefore, we need to recognise and understand this piece and its true meaning.
"Vain Eyebrows" is a classic song in "Dream of Red Mansions", and it is also the expression of the emotional entanglements of the twelve hairpins of Jinling. However, after 300 years of misunderstanding and controversy, the piece was mistakenly regarded as a tragedy of Bao Dai's love. Through the analysis of the story threads and related characters of "Dream of Red Mansions", we reveal the true meaning of "Vain Eyebrows". I hope that through this article, more people can re-recognize and understand "Vain Eyebrows" and appreciate the profound emotions and meanings contained in it.