A name from a poem
青天
Pinyin qīng tiānusually a boy’s name
Ask the blue sky — and keep going.
What’s wished for
Cup in hand, asking the blue sky — the opening of Su Shi’s “Water Tune.” Open curiosity under a fair sky.
Where it comes from
把酒问青天
bǎ jiǔ wèn qīng tiān
“Cup in hand, I ask the blue sky.”
— Su Shi, “Prelude to Water Melody (When Will the Moon Be Clear?)” (水调歌头)
About the two characters
- 青
- blue-green, the color of hills and young leaves
- 天
- sky, heaven
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