A name from a poem
明月
Pinyin míng yuèfor anyone
For someone who gently lights another’s night.
What’s wished for
In a bamboo grove no one knows, Wang Wei plays the qin — and only the bright moon comes to keep him company. The same moon loved in “Quiet Night Thoughts.” For someone who shines without glare, and gently lights another’s night.
Where it comes from
明月来相照
míng yuè lái xiāng zhào
“Only the bright moon peeps at me.”
— Wang Wei, “Bamboo Grove Retreat” (竹里馆)
About the two characters
- 明
- bright; clear to the eye
- 月
- the moon
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