A name from a poem
比翼
Pinyin bǐ yìfor anyone
Two birds flying wing to wing.
What’s wished for
“In heaven, may we be birds flying wing to wing” — the close of Bai Juyi’s “Song of Everlasting Sorrow.” A wish to walk life beside someone dear.
Where it comes from
在天愿作比翼鸟
zài tiān yuàn zuò bǐ yì niǎo
“"In heaven, may we be birds that fly wing to wing;”
— Bai Juyi, “Song of Everlasting Sorrow” (长恨歌)
About the two characters
- 比
- side by side
- 翼
- wing
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