A name from a poem
碧山
Pinyin bì shānusually a boy’s name
Deep green hills, and a quiet heart.
What’s wished for
Asked why he lives in the blue-green hills, Li Bai only smiles. For someone who knows what they cherish, and lives richly inside.
Where it comes from
问余何意栖碧山
wèn yú hé yì qī bì shān
“I dwell among green hills and someone asks me why;”
— Li Bai, “Question and Answer in the Mountains” (山中问答)
About the two characters
- 碧
- blue-green, jade-colored
- 山
- a mountain; high ground
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