Variation in the Translation of Jin Ping Mei

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Table

	The Golden Lotus	The Plum in the Golden Vase
吴月娘	The Moon Lady	Wu Yüeh-niang
孟玉楼	Tower of Jade	Meng Yü-lou,
潘金莲	Golden Lotus	P’an Chin-lien
李瓶儿	The Lady of the Vase	Li P,ing-erh
庞春梅	Plum Blossom	P,ang Ch’un-mei

The main characters’ names translated in The Golden Lotus and The Plum

Table

	The Golden Lotus	The Plum in the Golden Vase
Chapter 1	The Brotherhood of Rascals	Wusong Fights A Tiger on Ching-Yang Ridge;P’an Chin-Lien Disdains Her Mate and Plays the Coquette. P’an Chin-Lien Disdains Her Mate and Plays the Coquette.
Chapter 2	Golden Lotus	Beneath the Blind His-men Ch’ing Meets Chin-lien;Inspired by Greed Dame Wang Speaks of Romance. Inspired by Greed Dame Wang Speaks of Romance.
Chapter 3	The Old Procuress	Dame Wang Proposes A Ten-part Plan for “Garnering the Glow”;His-men Ch’ing Flirts with Chin-lien in the Teahouse. His-men Ch’ing Flirts with Chin-lien in the Teahouse.
Chapter 4	His-men Ch’ing Attains His End	The Hussy Commits Adultery Behind Wu the Elder’s Back;Yun-ko in His Anger Raises A Rumpus in the Teashop. Yun-ko in His Anger Raises A Rumpus in the Teashop.
Chapter 5	The Murder of Wu Ta	Yun-ko Lends A Hand by Cursing Dame Wang;The Hussy Administers Poison to Wu the Elder. The Hussy Administers Poison to Wu the Elder.

The chapter titles from The Golden Lotus and The Plum (chapter 1–5)