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This study investigates the translation of culturally loaded color terms in Dream of Red Mansions, focusing on the Korean complete translation by Choi Yong-cheol and Ko Min-hee. Expressions such as yuebai (moon-white) and qiuxiang (autumn fragrance) exemplify “culture-specific items” that extend beyond chromatic reference to embody cultural imagery, social hierarchy, and aesthetic philosophy. Through systematic textual analysis and comparative case studies, the research examines how the translators negotiated the challenges posed by these terms. Findings reveal that the translation does not rely on a single, rigid principle but instead deploys a dynamic spectrum of aspects oriented toward functional equivalence and hierarchical treatment of cultural imagery. Four primary aspects-image substitution, semantic attenuation, explanatory full translation, and domestically adapted simplification-are flexibly applied and cross-combined. These approaches collectively enhance narrative fluency and reader accessibility, while compensatory techniques in key aesthetic passages partially reproduce the artistic essence of the original. Nevertheless, simplification and cultural amalgamation inevitably result in losses in metaphorical depth, precision of characterization, and the integrity of the aesthetic system. The study concludes that the translation of culture-specific items in literary texts constitutes a dynamic negotiation between cultural fidelity and reader reception, as well as between preservation of literariness and narrative efficiency. By offering micro-level evidence from East Asian interlingual practice, this research contributes empirical perspectives and methodological references to the study of Chinese classical literature in translation and the broader discourse on culturally loaded vocabulary.

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Abstract
1. 서론
2. 최·고 번역본 색채어 번역 양상 체계 분석
2.1 이미지 치환: 자연 이미지의 교차 문화적 접속
2.2 의미 하향 조정: 복잡한 문화 개념의 단순화된 전달
2.3 설명적 완역: 고농도 문화 이미지의 보상적 재구성
2.4 자국화 간략: 체계적 통합과 유창성 보장
3. 번역 방식 선택의 동인: 다차원적 역자 결정 메커니즘
3.1 문학적 기능의 중요도에 기반한 조정
3.2 서사 효율성 우선: 일반 서술에서 문화 이미지 양보
3.3 문화 수용도의 예측과 번역 문턱값의 설정
4. 번역 실천의 성과와 한계
4.1 주요 성과
4.2 번역 방식 선택의 한계와 손실
5. 결론
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• 룽후이옌 [ Rong, Hui-Yan | 대외경제무역대학교 한국어학과 부교수 ]

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