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extrapenguinPeople have several types of name: the míng (presented first, if known), the zì (courtesy name; disyllabic, in brackets after the míng if that is known), and the hào (title/pseudonym/art name/etc), which is 3 to 4 syllables long. This is mostly for entertainment value plus reference to self; my Chinese is far from good enough to be of use beyond using the dictionary like a pro.
魏婴 Wèi Yīng (Wúxiàn 无羡), sword 随便 Suíbiàn "whatever", flute 陈情 Chénqíng "to give a full account"
wèi: tower over a palace gateway; ghost/demon + 委 entrust/shift blame/cast aside
yīng: infant/baby
wú: to lack, no
xiàn: envy
+ various appellations, like 魔道祖师 ("Founder of the Demon Path"), 夷陵老祖 ("Yiling Elder")
-> "Wei no envies"
江澄 Jiāng Chéng (Wǎnyín 晚吟) AKA 三毒圣手 Sāndú-shèngshǒu, sword 三毒 Sāndú "three poisons", ring-whip 紫电 Zǐdiàn "violet lightning"
jiāng: river
chéng: clear/to purify
wǎn: evening/night
yín: to chant/to recite/song
shèngshǒu: highly skilled practitioner
name source
-> his hào is "yes I am very good at using my sword Sandu"
江枫眠 Jiāng Fēngmián
fēng: maple
mián: sleep/hibernate
name source
-> "river maples sleep"
虞紫鸢 Yú Zǐyuān AKA 紫蜘蛛 zǐzhīzhū (from Méishān Yu 眉山虞氏)
yú: to expect/anticipate/worry/cheat
zǐ: purple
yuān: kite (bird)
zhīzhū: spider
-> her hào is Violet Spider, and her name "violet kite"
江厌离 Jiāng Yànlí (shijie)
yán: to loathe
lí: to leave/to be away form
name notes
江迟 Jiāng Chí (founder)
chí: late/delayed
蓝湛 Lán Zhàn (Wàngjī 忘机) AKA 含光君 Hánguāng-jūn, sword 避尘 Bìchén "avoid dust", guqin also 忘机 Wàngjī
lán: blue
zhàn: deep/clear
wàngjī: "free of worldly concerns, above the fray"
hán: to keep
guāng: light
jūn: gentleman
-> his hào is "gentleman who keeps light"
蓝涣 Lán Huàn (Xīchén 曦臣) AKA 泽芜君 Zéwú-jūn, sword 朔月 Shuòyuè "new moon", xiao 裂冰 Lièbīng "crack ice"
huàn: to dissipate/dissolve
xī: light of day
chén: state official or subject
zé: pool
wú: overgrown with weeds
-> "gentleman of the pond overgrown with weeds"
蓝愿 Lán Yuàn (Sīzhuī 思追) (Wēn Yuàn 温苑)
愿 yuàn: honest/prudent; hope/wish/desire
sīzhuī: to pine (after someone)
苑 yuàn: park
蓝景仪 Lán Jǐngyí
jǐng: bright/circumstance/scenery
yí: rites/appearance/ceremony
蓝启仁 Lán Qǐrén
qǐ: open/start/enlighten/inform; Qi son of Yu the great
rén: Confucian virtue variously translated as humaneness, goodness, benevolence
-> his name is basically "Hello, I will turn your children into model Confucian gentlemen"
蓝翼 Lán Yì
yì: wing/to assist
青蘅君 Qīnghéng-jūn
qīng: nature's color (green, blue, or black, depending on context)
héng: wild ginger
-> "gentleman of green ginger"
蓝安 Lán Ān
ān: peaceful
金光瑶 Jīn Guāngyáo AKA 敛芳尊 Liǎnfāng-zūn, sword 恨生 Hènshēng "hate life" (orig 孟瑶 Mèng Yáo)
mèng: first month of a season
jīn: gold
guāng: light/use up
yáo: jade
liǎn: to hold back/restrain
fāng: fragrant
zūn: senior
name notes
-> "senior who restrains fragrance" (?); note how he has the wrong generation marker in his name – as Jin Guangshan's son, he should be Jin Zi-something
金凌 Jīn Líng (Rúlán 如兰), sword 岁华 Suìhuá "magnificent years"
líng: approach/rise high/thick ice/insult or maltreat
rú: as/such as
lán: orchid
金子轩 Jīn Zǐxuān
zǐ: son/child/small
xuān: high/tall/pavilion with a view
金光善 Jīn Guāngshàn
guāng: light
shàn: virtuous/benevolent
-> this is a super ironic name, considering how non-virtuous Jin Guangshan was
莫玄羽 Mò Xuányǔ
mò: do not/there is none who
xuán: black/mysterious
yǔ: 5th note in pentatonic scale/feather
金子勋 Jīn Zǐxūn
xūn: medal/merit
秦愫 Qín Sù of Laoling Qin (father Qin Cangye)
sù: guileless/sincere
金如松 Jīn Rúsōng
sōng: pine
苏涉 Sū Shè (Mǐnshàn 悯善) sword 难平 Nánpíng (probably something related to pacifying problems?), qin 悯善 Mǐnshàn
sū: to revive
shè: to wade/to be involved/to concern
mǐn: to pity/to sympathize
shàn: good/benevolent
-> "Su sympathize with the benevolent"
温宁 Wēn Níng (Qiónglín 琼林) AKA 鬼将军 guǐ-jiāngjūn Ghost General
wēn: warm/mild/soft
níng: peaceful
qióng: jasper/beautiful
lín: forest
-> "Wen beautiful forest"
温情 Wēn Qíng
wēnqíng: tenderness/warmth
qíng: feeling/emotion
温若寒 Wēn Ruòhán
ruò: to seem/like/as/if
hán: cold/poor/to tremble
-> "the warmth resembles the cold"
温晁 Wēn Cháo
温旭 Wēn Xù
xù: dawn
温逐流 Wēn Zhúliú AKA 化丹手 Huàdānshǒu "core-melting hand" (orig 赵逐流 Zhào Zhúliú)
zhào: to surpass
zhú: to pursue/to chase/individually/one by one
liú: to flow/to circulate/stream of water/to banish
王灵娇 Wáng Língjiāo
wáng: king
líng: quick/alert/spirit
jiāo: lovable/pampered/frail
温卯 Wēn Mǎo
mǎo: to exert one's strength, mortise
聂明玦 Niè Míngjué AKA 赤锋尊 Chìfēng-zūn, sword 霸下 Bàxià "Bixi"
niè: to whisper
míng: bright/to understand/wise
jué: type of jade pendant
chì: red
fēng: point of a spear/vanguard
-> "senior of the red blade-tip"
聂怀桑 Niè Huáisāng
huái: mind/heart/to think of
sāng: mulberry tree
薛洋 Xuē Yáng (Chéngměi 成美) sword 降灾 Jiàngzāi "bring forth disasters"
xuē: wormwood-like grass
yáng: ocean/vast/foreign
chéng: to succeed/to become
měi: beautiful/to be pleased with oneself
-> his zì is from the expression "help others achieve their ambitions"
晓星尘 Xiǎo Xīngchén, sword 霜华 Shuānghuá "splendor of frost"
xiǎo: dawn/to know/to make explicit
xīng: star/small amount
chén: dust/earth
-> "Hi, I'm Dawn Stardust!"
宋岚 Sòng Lán (Zǐchēn 子琛) sword 拂雪 Fúxuě "brush away snow" from 白雪 Baixue ("White Snow") temple
lán: mist
zǐ: son/child/seed
chēn: precious stone
阿箐 A-Qìng
qìng: to draw a bamboo bow or crossbow
常萍 Cháng Píng
cháng: always/ever/often/constant
píng: duckweed
常慈安 Cháng Cíān
cí: compassionate/gentle/merciful
ān: content/peaceful
-> another ironic name! Chang Ci'an is neither merciful nor peaceful
欧阳子真 Ōuyáng Zǐzhēn
zhēn: really/truly/genuine
罗青羊 Luó Qīngyáng AKA 绵绵 Miánmián
luó: to collect/to gather
qīng: green/blue
yáng: sheep
miánmián: continuous/uninterrupted
-> "Luo green sheep"
思思 Sīsī
sī: to think/to consider
魏长泽 Wèi Chángzé
cháng: long/always
zé: pool/pond/luster
-> "Wei eternal pond"
藏色散人 Cángsè Sànrén
cáng: to conceal/to hide
sè: color
-> "rogue cultivator who hides colors"
抱山散人 Bàoshān Sànrén
bào: to hold/to hug/to embrace
shān: mountain
-> "rogue cultivator who hugs a mountain"
延灵道人 Yánlíng Dàorén
yán: to prolong/to extend/to delay
líng: quick/alert/spirit
-> "Daoist who makes the spirit stay longer"
云梦江氏 Yunmeng Jiang sect
魏婴 Wèi Yīng (Wúxiàn 无羡), sword 随便 Suíbiàn "whatever", flute 陈情 Chénqíng "to give a full account"
wèi: tower over a palace gateway; ghost/demon + 委 entrust/shift blame/cast aside
yīng: infant/baby
wú: to lack, no
xiàn: envy
+ various appellations, like 魔道祖师 ("Founder of the Demon Path"), 夷陵老祖 ("Yiling Elder")
-> "Wei no envies"
江澄 Jiāng Chéng (Wǎnyín 晚吟) AKA 三毒圣手 Sāndú-shèngshǒu, sword 三毒 Sāndú "three poisons", ring-whip 紫电 Zǐdiàn "violet lightning"
jiāng: river
chéng: clear/to purify
wǎn: evening/night
yín: to chant/to recite/song
shèngshǒu: highly skilled practitioner
name source
-> his hào is "yes I am very good at using my sword Sandu"
江枫眠 Jiāng Fēngmián
fēng: maple
mián: sleep/hibernate
name source
-> "river maples sleep"
虞紫鸢 Yú Zǐyuān AKA 紫蜘蛛 zǐzhīzhū (from Méishān Yu 眉山虞氏)
yú: to expect/anticipate/worry/cheat
zǐ: purple
yuān: kite (bird)
zhīzhū: spider
-> her hào is Violet Spider, and her name "violet kite"
江厌离 Jiāng Yànlí (shijie)
yán: to loathe
lí: to leave/to be away form
name notes
江迟 Jiāng Chí (founder)
chí: late/delayed
姑苏蓝氏 Gusu Lan sect
蓝湛 Lán Zhàn (Wàngjī 忘机) AKA 含光君 Hánguāng-jūn, sword 避尘 Bìchén "avoid dust", guqin also 忘机 Wàngjī
lán: blue
zhàn: deep/clear
wàngjī: "free of worldly concerns, above the fray"
hán: to keep
guāng: light
jūn: gentleman
-> his hào is "gentleman who keeps light"
蓝涣 Lán Huàn (Xīchén 曦臣) AKA 泽芜君 Zéwú-jūn, sword 朔月 Shuòyuè "new moon", xiao 裂冰 Lièbīng "crack ice"
huàn: to dissipate/dissolve
xī: light of day
chén: state official or subject
zé: pool
wú: overgrown with weeds
-> "gentleman of the pond overgrown with weeds"
蓝愿 Lán Yuàn (Sīzhuī 思追) (Wēn Yuàn 温苑)
愿 yuàn: honest/prudent; hope/wish/desire
sīzhuī: to pine (after someone)
苑 yuàn: park
蓝景仪 Lán Jǐngyí
jǐng: bright/circumstance/scenery
yí: rites/appearance/ceremony
蓝启仁 Lán Qǐrén
qǐ: open/start/enlighten/inform; Qi son of Yu the great
rén: Confucian virtue variously translated as humaneness, goodness, benevolence
-> his name is basically "Hello, I will turn your children into model Confucian gentlemen"
蓝翼 Lán Yì
yì: wing/to assist
青蘅君 Qīnghéng-jūn
qīng: nature's color (green, blue, or black, depending on context)
héng: wild ginger
-> "gentleman of green ginger"
蓝安 Lán Ān
ān: peaceful
兰陵金氏 Lanling Jin sect
金光瑶 Jīn Guāngyáo AKA 敛芳尊 Liǎnfāng-zūn, sword 恨生 Hènshēng "hate life" (orig 孟瑶 Mèng Yáo)
mèng: first month of a season
jīn: gold
guāng: light/use up
yáo: jade
liǎn: to hold back/restrain
fāng: fragrant
zūn: senior
name notes
-> "senior who restrains fragrance" (?); note how he has the wrong generation marker in his name – as Jin Guangshan's son, he should be Jin Zi-something
金凌 Jīn Líng (Rúlán 如兰), sword 岁华 Suìhuá "magnificent years"
líng: approach/rise high/thick ice/insult or maltreat
rú: as/such as
lán: orchid
金子轩 Jīn Zǐxuān
zǐ: son/child/small
xuān: high/tall/pavilion with a view
金光善 Jīn Guāngshàn
guāng: light
shàn: virtuous/benevolent
-> this is a super ironic name, considering how non-virtuous Jin Guangshan was
莫玄羽 Mò Xuányǔ
mò: do not/there is none who
xuán: black/mysterious
yǔ: 5th note in pentatonic scale/feather
金子勋 Jīn Zǐxūn
xūn: medal/merit
秦愫 Qín Sù of Laoling Qin (father Qin Cangye)
sù: guileless/sincere
金如松 Jīn Rúsōng
sōng: pine
秣陵苏氏 Moling Su sect
苏涉 Sū Shè (Mǐnshàn 悯善) sword 难平 Nánpíng (probably something related to pacifying problems?), qin 悯善 Mǐnshàn
sū: to revive
shè: to wade/to be involved/to concern
mǐn: to pity/to sympathize
shàn: good/benevolent
-> "Su sympathize with the benevolent"
岐山温氏 Qishan Wen sect
温宁 Wēn Níng (Qiónglín 琼林) AKA 鬼将军 guǐ-jiāngjūn Ghost General
wēn: warm/mild/soft
níng: peaceful
qióng: jasper/beautiful
lín: forest
-> "Wen beautiful forest"
温情 Wēn Qíng
wēnqíng: tenderness/warmth
qíng: feeling/emotion
温若寒 Wēn Ruòhán
ruò: to seem/like/as/if
hán: cold/poor/to tremble
-> "the warmth resembles the cold"
温晁 Wēn Cháo
温旭 Wēn Xù
xù: dawn
温逐流 Wēn Zhúliú AKA 化丹手 Huàdānshǒu "core-melting hand" (orig 赵逐流 Zhào Zhúliú)
zhào: to surpass
zhú: to pursue/to chase/individually/one by one
liú: to flow/to circulate/stream of water/to banish
王灵娇 Wáng Língjiāo
wáng: king
líng: quick/alert/spirit
jiāo: lovable/pampered/frail
温卯 Wēn Mǎo
mǎo: to exert one's strength, mortise
清河聂氏 Qinghe Nie sect
聂明玦 Niè Míngjué AKA 赤锋尊 Chìfēng-zūn, sword 霸下 Bàxià "Bixi"
niè: to whisper
míng: bright/to understand/wise
jué: type of jade pendant
chì: red
fēng: point of a spear/vanguard
-> "senior of the red blade-tip"
聂怀桑 Niè Huáisāng
huái: mind/heart/to think of
sāng: mulberry tree
misc
薛洋 Xuē Yáng (Chéngměi 成美) sword 降灾 Jiàngzāi "bring forth disasters"
xuē: wormwood-like grass
yáng: ocean/vast/foreign
chéng: to succeed/to become
měi: beautiful/to be pleased with oneself
-> his zì is from the expression "help others achieve their ambitions"
晓星尘 Xiǎo Xīngchén, sword 霜华 Shuānghuá "splendor of frost"
xiǎo: dawn/to know/to make explicit
xīng: star/small amount
chén: dust/earth
-> "Hi, I'm Dawn Stardust!"
宋岚 Sòng Lán (Zǐchēn 子琛) sword 拂雪 Fúxuě "brush away snow" from 白雪 Baixue ("White Snow") temple
lán: mist
zǐ: son/child/seed
chēn: precious stone
阿箐 A-Qìng
qìng: to draw a bamboo bow or crossbow
常萍 Cháng Píng
cháng: always/ever/often/constant
píng: duckweed
常慈安 Cháng Cíān
cí: compassionate/gentle/merciful
ān: content/peaceful
-> another ironic name! Chang Ci'an is neither merciful nor peaceful
欧阳子真 Ōuyáng Zǐzhēn
zhēn: really/truly/genuine
罗青羊 Luó Qīngyáng AKA 绵绵 Miánmián
luó: to collect/to gather
qīng: green/blue
yáng: sheep
miánmián: continuous/uninterrupted
-> "Luo green sheep"
思思 Sīsī
sī: to think/to consider
魏长泽 Wèi Chángzé
cháng: long/always
zé: pool/pond/luster
-> "Wei eternal pond"
藏色散人 Cángsè Sànrén
cáng: to conceal/to hide
sè: color
-> "rogue cultivator who hides colors"
抱山散人 Bàoshān Sànrén
bào: to hold/to hug/to embrace
shān: mountain
-> "rogue cultivator who hugs a mountain"
延灵道人 Yánlíng Dàorén
yán: to prolong/to extend/to delay
líng: quick/alert/spirit
-> "Daoist who makes the spirit stay longer"