A name from a poem
南山
Pinyin nán shānusually a boy’s name
The southern mountain — steady, unmoved.
What’s wished for
Southern Mountain: in Chinese blessing, “longevity like the southern hills.” From Wang Wei’s farewell. Steady, healthy, long.
Where it comes from
归卧南山陲
guī wò nán shān chuí
“And will rest at the Southern Mountains' edge.”
— Wang Wei, “Farewell (Dismounting to Drink)” (送别)
About the two characters
- 南
- south
- 山
- a mountain; high ground
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