太虚幻境对联 作者:曹雪芹 假作真时真亦假,无为有处有还无. An Antithetical Couplet in the Void Dreamland Author: Cao Xue Qin Translation:xql309 If once falsehood be made true, true becomes false; Where unreal be formed real, there real turns unreal.
咏怀一联 (贾雨村咏怀一联) 作者: 曹雪芹 玉在椟中求善价, 钗于奁内待时飞。 Author: Cao Xue Qin Translation: xql309 (An antithetical couplet versified by Jia Yu Cun in the moonlight) The jade in the casket demands a fair price; The hairpin in the case awaits a soaring rise.