Wei Xiaobao and His Family
- Wei Xiaobao (traditional Chinese: 韋小寶; simplified Chinese: 韦小宝; Mandarin Pinyin: Wéi Xiáobǎo; Jyutping: Wai4 Siu2-bou2) is the protagonist of the novel. A witty, sly and illiterate person, he was born to a prostitute from a brothel in Yangzhou during the Qing Dynasty. He bumbles his way into the Forbidden City and has a fateful encounter with the young Kangxi Emperor, with whom he develops a friendship. By sheer luck and wit, Wei succeeds in accomplishing a series of tasks that would affect the events during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor.
- Wei Chunfang (traditional Chinese: 韋春芳; simplified Chinese: 韦春芳; Mandarin Pinyin: Wéi Chūnfāng; Jyutping: Wai4 Ceon1-fong1) is Wei Xiaobao's mother. She is a prostitute from the Lichun Brothel (麗春院) in Yangzhou.
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