Dream of Red Mansions: Why is the girl who serves Jia Baoyu bathing called Bihen? The reason is hard to explain

The story behind the name of Dream of Red Mansions | Bi Hen | Author | Jun Jian Ya Kan Red Mansions

Some people in "A Dream of Red Mansions" have interesting names, such as Bi Hen, one of the eight maidens of Jia Baoyu. mark. Literally it looks very good. Do you know what Bihen means? It's very funny to say.

Jia Baoyu has eight eldest girls. Four Lords four times. Bihen ranks at the bottom. Her job in Yihongyuan was to wait for Jia Baoyu to wash up. The first time she appears, she shows how unkind this girl is.

Xiaohong does have evil intentions, but Bihen and Qiuwen also go too far. His speech was even more unpleasant and unreasonable, which was a far cry from his gentle and kind-hearted person.

In the twenty-seventh chapter, Qingwen questioned Xiaohong about not working, and it was Bihen who followed Qingwen's words and asked Xiaohong, "Where is the tea stove?" which means "Have you burned the tea stove?" ?

Judging from Bihen's two actions against Xiaohong, this girl does not stand up for herself, but hides behind and exploits others when others are in trouble. It is indeed not very good. Her name is Bihen, which is the greatest ridicule and derogation.

The word Bihen has two origins:

One is "Xuanzhou Miscellaneous Poems": Clouds and Mists Bihen;

The other is Li Misun of the Song Dynasty "Bodhisattva Man·Jiangcheng Beacon Fires for Three Months": Watching Zhou Henbi see off.

According to the fact that Bihen's duty is to wait on Jia Baoyu's washing girl, it is most likely that her name comes from the sentence "Watching Zhouhenbi". It means water marks.

The story Qingwen told as a joke is not only the origin of Bihen's name, but also a major stain on Jia Baoyu. The name Bihen is difficult to describe in a word and even difficult to speak.

Bihen waited for Jia Baoyu to take a bath for two or three hours, revealing that before Jia Baoyu was beaten by his father Jia Zheng, he was absurd to the point of lawlessness. Qingwen said, "The water in the ground covered the legs of the bed, and even the mat was covered with water. I don't know how it was washed." Aren't "bi marks" just water marks on the mat that cannot be wiped clean?

Bihen has a good name and a better origin. But when used to describe "water marks on the mat", it falls into the wrong category. It represents Cao Xueqin's disparagement of her.

After Jia Baoyu and Xi Ren first had a romantic relationship, the girls in Yihongyuan were moved and tried to imitate him. Qingwen ridiculed She Yue and Jia Baoyu for "hiding the truth from God" and also hinted that the two had "stealed tests". But Xiren Sheyue is not as bold as Bihen. Not only did he blatantly mess around with Jia Baoyu, but it was also spread as a joke.

Her behavior of doing things without caring about the beginning and the end and eager for quick success is extremely stupid. It's simply impossible to rely on your body to reach the top like Xiren did. Fortunately, there were advantages to making a big fuss, that is, Mrs. Wang was given the opportunity to surrender, and Qingwen, Fangguan, and Si'er were all driven away, but Bihen stayed. But his status has plummeted, and he is destined to have no future with the little girl Chunyan and others.

"Text/Jun Jian Ya Kan Red Mansion"

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The information in this article is mainly quoted from:

"The Story of the Stone" edited and approved by Zhou Ruchang, 80 chapters; /2018;

"A Dream of Red Mansions" edited by Cheng Yi and Qigong;

The complete illustrated version of "A Dream of Red Mansions" by Sun Wen of the Qing Dynasty.