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假
1. (jiǎ) False Antonym. 10.15 真
- 假发 (jiǎ fà) Wig Literal. Fake hair
- 假话 (jiǎ huà) Lies Literal. False spoken words
- 虚假 (xū jiǎ) Fake Literal. Vague and false
2. (jiǎ) Presumably
- 假设 (jiǎ shè) Suppose Literal. Presumably set (to be)
- 假定 (jiǎ dìng) In theory Literal. Presumably determined
3. (jià) Off / On Leave
- 假期 (jià qī) Public holiday(s) Literal. Off period
- 请假 (qǐng jià) Request for off day(s)
- 长假 (cháng jià) Long vacation (leave)
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"Dreams of the Red Mansion"[1], by Cao Xueqin [2], remains the most mysterious Chinese literature as the researchers of Redology [3] arrive at evidence of true historical events embedded in his work of fiction. Was it mere autobiography or documentation of unknown history?
The answer to this, is in a verse the author had written in his book:
假作真时真亦假，无为有处有还无 (jiǎ zuò zhēn shí zhēn yì jiǎ, wú wéi yǒu chù yǒu huán wú) When the Fake seems real, the Truth is as good as false; when Non-existence is made to be present, Existence reverts back to absence.
- [1]《红楼梦》
- [2] 曹雪芹
- [3] 红学