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Dramatis Personae for Modao Zushi the book
People 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"
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OH JIANG CHENG!
Lucifer! Literally!
I don't call him Lord Pondweed for nothing!
Sadly so appropriate.
I have wondered this about Lan Wangji and Lan Xichen. Shouldn't they have the same start? Or is it only the Jins that do this?
'Thinking of mulberry trees' is very fitting for Nie Huaisang.
What were her parents thinking??
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