A name from a poem
重陽
Pinyin chóng yángSimplified 重阳usually a boy’s name
A bright Double Ninth — chrysanthemums and good cheer.
What’s wished for
“When Double Ninth comes, we’ll look at the chrysanthemums again” — Meng Haoran’s promise to a friend. Double Ninth wishes long life. For someone who keeps promises.
Where it comes from
待到重阳日
dài dào chóng yáng rì
“When the Double Ninth comes round again,”
— Meng Haoran, “Visiting an Old Friend's Farm” (过故人庄)
About the two characters
- 重
- double, repeated
- 陽
- sun, sunlight
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