#daiyu xia

[velvet-ii]

not a sketch nor a finished piece, but a secret third thing

[dafadolly]

old sim upgrade checkkkkkkkkk

i did the sim remake challenge or whatever its called with the oldest sim i have on my computer!! her name is xia daiyu and holy shit my sim style has really changed hasnt it....... the things i would do to see the first sim i made on my since deceased laptop......... 

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[summer-time333]

LMK HC Names; Both English and Chinese

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MK = Qi Xiaotian

Mei = Long Xiaojiao

Pigsy = Zhu Dachu

Mr. Tang = Shifu Tang

Sandy = Sha Dali

Monkey King = Sun Wukong

Six Eared Macaque = Liu'er Mihou

Savage = Liu'er Zhixin

Rumble = Liu'er Yingjie

The Gold Demon = Qian Jin

The Silver Demon = Qian Yin

Red Son = Hong Hai-er

Demon Bull King = Niu Mowang

Princess Iron Fan = Tie Shan Gongzhu

Mr. Dragon = Long Xiansheng

Mrs. Dragon = Long Taitai

Spider Queen = Gao Zhizhu

Syntax = Dong Bojing

Spindrax = Xie Daiyu

Huntsman = Zhu Shashou

Goliath = Shi Donghai

Porty MK = Kele Xingyu

Artist MK = Tuliao Zhiyuan

Delivery MK = Jiang Hongjun

Backup MK = Yuan Weijie

The Mayor = Shouwei Huizhong

Lady Bone Demon = Baigujing

LBD's Hostess = Xia Bai He

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OK, so I'm sure that a good chunk of the LMK fandom knows some of the chinese names for these characters. Y'know, for MK, Mei, LBD's hostess, etc etc. But most of these, are my headcanon names for the rest of the cast, along with surnames.

I researched and found on various chinese (sur)names websites, and I tried my best to make sure that the meaning of the names are at least fairly accurate to the characters. Now obviously, some of these names are not headcanons, they are either from the JTTW book or the LMK verse.

Other than that, I really don't know what else to say. I just wanted to post what I think what the rest of the LMK cast's chinese names are.

[kashisun]

All of the Ogura cousins!

left to right - siblings ex: Nuo and Daiyu

up and down - cousins ex: Xia and Nuo

I might make posts with them from time to time so i wanted to do this so everyone knows who they are!

[goldencored]

Just some notes on my version of Mei.shan Y.u:

Little facts: —The Y.u Sect turned down the offer to send disciples to Gu.su. Y.u Huian was once a classmate of La.n Qi.ren once upon a time. She didn’t like him then and she certainly doesn’t like him now, nor how Gu.su’s three thousand rules have become more strict and enforced under his reign. She refuses to send her disciples to a place where they will be split between genders to learn and where the boys’ education is seemingly more important than the girls’.

—Because of Y.u Yanmei’s marriage to W.en Xu, the Y.u Sect was harassed far less than the other sects during We.n Ruo.han’s reign of terror. While the Y.u Sect were still forced to send disciples, their disciples were not in the hands of We.n Chao, rather set up in a class like setting with We.n disciples. However, when things began to go downhill, Y.u Yanmei sent the disciples home.

—The Y.u Sect truly are the unseen snake in the grass; hidden by the flowers. They weave their way into every sect through marriage, carefully selecting high ranking men of the sect to marry their daughters to. An unseen power, they have dipped their fingers into every pot without notice. 

—There is one other major family within the Y.u Sect: The Xia Family. The original leader of the Yu Sect was a woman of the Y.u Family, married to a man of the Xia Family. This was in the very beginning, before children of Y.u women began to take their mothers’ Y.u surname. Thus, the Xia Family holds a very important place within the Y.u Sect. Y.u Daiyu is a direct descendant of Xia Caihong, the Silver Snake whom became a God. The Xia Family is known for the rare trait that pops up now and again in the Y.u Sect: white blond hair.

Legend of the Silver Snake:

Xia Caihong was the oldest daughter of the very first Sect Leader of Mei.shan Y.u— Y.u She. By the time Caihong was born, the sect was growing and bustling. She grew up among the mountains at Serpent’s Peak, their sect’s home. She was a bright child, picking up on cultivating easily.

When Caihong turned twenty, an incredibly powerful storm terrorized the region and threatened to wipe out the newly established sect. However, Caihong led her sect to a system of caves she found whilst exploring as a child. While the storm raged, Caihong regularly led missions to gather food and water for the sect.

It was during this time that she ascended as the Lightning Master. The first spiritual weapon she forged was Zi.dian. Instead of keeping it, however, she gifted it to her mother to pass down through the generations, to be given to those in the family most capable of wielding it. The second spiritual weapon she forged was the Lightning Master Whip that she keeps on her belt.

[gcdlyfury]

( wan qian, female, she/her, thirty nine) ** ♔ announcing XIA DAIYU, the LADY IN WAITING from PORTUGAL ! upon closer look, they resemble WAN QIAN. it is a miracle that SHE survived the last five years, considering they are ADVENTUROUS, MELANCHOLIC, and POLISHED. i hope the plague has not changed them. they are FOR working together with the other kingdoms. 

Born in China, she never imagined her life being so involved with international trades and conquest. If anything, her ancestors before her made sure she was guaranteed a position up on the royal throne one day, preparing her to be presented to the Emperor when she turned sixteen. After all, her family was one of the few people that tolerated any European visitors into their beloved China and was able to raise in ranks when the successful leasing of property known as Macau was finalized and established in 1544. Trade had increased immensely, and one could say an amicable understanding came from it. 

However, the plan changed when she stepped on those imperial steps and made her way to face that throne. She saw foreigners there, and all she could do was kneel and bow and wait for whatever commands he gave. she was never much one for emotions, but a single teared streamed down her face as she felt her parents and brother hold their breath at the sound of being part of the political game that was ensuring Portugal would continue their trades to China. No protests were allowed, and so they all agreed and spent some time in the Macau colony before heading to Portugal. She was bitter, yet, it proved easily curable since she was easily swayed into a wonderful whirlwind romance with a Portuguese Merchant who would turn out to be the Captain for their voyage and the one who taught her how to speak Portuguese and Spanish. in return, she would help with his Chinese. One could say this was her only experience of pure true love. however, that was short-lived as his calling was to the sea. a part of her wished she could have given up everything and instead been the beautiful siren that blessed and protected him and his ship. however, her duty called for her, and even if she didnt like it, she had prepared to serve the emperor in whatever way she needed to. 

When she arrived to Portugal, she was wedded of to a duke and the all attended court. Daiyu hated the cultural divide, the looks she was given. the remarks her husband would make of her birthplace. one could say it was this bitterness that brought her close to Leonor. One of the very few woman who saw how dignified she was, how she bit her tongue so she wouldn’t forsake the elegant and graceful features of her face, and how even the smallest of words held the most venom from her. Daiyu was a woman with a mask, a mask that would only come down for those she trusted the most. When that mask came down, it was almost as if God Himself Became the Devil. 

From there, her entire life was to learn the patterns of international trade and commerce like her family and get good at understanding the ways of the Europeans without every giving up her identity. It helped her a lot when she birthed a beautiful baby boy and she was able to teach him everything about where she came from. 

Unfortunately, destiny awaited and alas, she lost all of her family to the plague. She remembers when the first case hit, and the isolation she went through from her husband and son. she couldn’t even get near her son and it pained her. it was worse when they told her that he wouldn’t make it through the night, and how her husband had died in his sleep. She remembers wanting to run to his room and hold his hand one last time. her son, already seventeen, yet to her was so small still. yet, a friend of hers kept her back and that was Leonor. She spoke sense into her and she said her last goodbyes to her son through his door. 

Now, she is forever indebted to Leonor for being their in her time of needs and is even more honored to serve her as a lady-in-waiting. Yet, as grateful as she is, she is ever so melancholy for her birth country, and for all the what-ifs she wishes she would have taken. yet, she only writes down such worries and thoughts. she cannot let her emotions get in the way of something great she finally has. she is more than just a wife and a bearer of children. To Leonor, she is a confidant, a friend, a prized ally. the equality Daiyu never knew she needed. 

FUN FACTS ABOUT DAIYU ; 

She has more of an “european” name, of Daniella de Silva. Daniella since it was something Daiyu could easily remember and De Silva after her husband. However, once he died, she proceeded to use her maiden name once again. 

her favorite color is red, and you’ll find that any letters so writes are sealed with a red lotus printed stamp. 

she loves to sing, and she is so amazing at it. in another life, she could have been an opera singer. but for now, she only sings at the shores or coastline of wherever she ends up at and singing sweet melodies to the lover she let go of long ago. 

she is proficient in the arts of chinese dance, music, and poetry. she has only ever performed a couple of times in her life, but she is consistently practicing on her own free time for the sake of seeing rather she can maintain such steadiness and precision. 

she never talks about her son, its a sensitive topic for her to this day. yet, she will have a picnic for him with all of his favorite foods and drinks. 

despite the little that she eats, she is a big fanatic for her food. she will only eat the most perfect dishes. if it needs a bit of a spice or a hint of a certain juice, she will ask for it and make it so, but if the dish is not to her liking, she will take a bite politely and then proceed to excuse herself from the table or begin eating any fruit around her to attempt to cleanse her pallet once again throughout the night before she can excuse herself. 

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PLOT WITH HER, JUST LIKE THIS POST OR REACT TO MY DISCORD PLOTTING CALL AND THEN WE CAN PLOT!!

[asidian]

Have you got any details on the cast of the way the world ends outside of Jacob and Xia? :0

I do, actually! Please excuse the shorthand, as this is just the reference sheet that I'm sharing with the friend who created Xia, but it's got some basic information on the supporting cast.

Since this is all still being worked on, some names aren't final, codenames are missing, etc. but feel free to take a look! If you want to learn more about any of the supporting cast individually, I've been tagging each short with the characters who appear in them. o7

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TEAM BLITZ

Igarashi Xia. Codename: Nemesis. Protector. Suit in red and black.

Jacob Cross. Codename: Hurricane. Warrior. Suit in pale green and brushed chrome.

Iyawa Eze. Codename: Nova. Nigerian. Leader. A comparative veteran. Perpetually exhausted; she is all too aware that they are probably goners. Actually pretty chill and not a huge stickler for the rules. Suit in indigo and purple. Short, dark hair in braids, dark eyes.

Hashimoto Mayu. Codename: Sandstorm. Japanese. Cocky and abrasive. She takes zero shit, thinks she’s the greatest thing ever, and does combat with close-range blades that are laser-based. They look similar to a massive battle axe. Suit in orange and yellow. Short, spiky black hair, dark eyes.

Sasha Kozlov. Codename: Steelshot. Russian. Protector. A big, bland and inoffensive guy who just wanted the best for everyone. He's not the brightest, but he always had everyone’s back, and would give you the shirt off his back if you asked. Close-cropped dark brown hair, blue eyes. Real big guy. Suit in navy and slate grey. Misses St. Petersburg.

Shimada Ryota. Codename: Sentinel. Japanese. Medic. Kind of a sarcastic, snarky guy. Not a dick, but also kind of 1000% done with the way his teammates rush in and smash shit up. Just stay out of trouble for five seconds, come ON guys, ffs. Thin face, bags under his eyes. Blitz's DM. Suit in white and purple.

????. This guy died before Xia and Jacob joined the team, so he's just talked about in rumors. Had been very close with Iyawa and/or Ryota and his loss hit hard, even if they didn't want to show it

TEAM PHOENIX

Igarashi Xia. Codename: Nemesis. Protector. Suit in red and black.

Jacob Cross. Codename: Hurricane. Warrior. Suit in pale green and brushed chrome.

Nesreen al-Badri. Codename: _____. Libyan. Leader.

Ian Grayson. Codename: _____. British. Sniper. Kind of a dick

Kurashiki Ren. Codename: Ascelpius. Japanese. Medic. Previously on Olympus. Was wrongly blamed by his ex-teammates for the Olympus disaster. Shy boy.

TEAM ALPHA

Justice (Leader)

Freedom (Sniper)

Victory (Warrior)

Valiance (Medic)

Tenacity (Protector)

Foresight (Support)

TEAM CHROMA

Kinoshita Sumire. Codename: Silver Heron. Japanese. Leader.

Shimamura Mami. Codename: Black Whisper. Japanese. Sniper. Aki's twin sister

Shimamura Aki. Codename: Violet Haven. Japanese. Support. Mami's twin brother. Shot by his sister to protect their teammates after he was infected by the harbingers.

Lucio Vega. Codename: Crimson Joker. Brazilian. Warrior. Has a good sense of humor.

Gordon King. Codename: Jade Griffin. Australian. Protector. Taken out by Aki during the Chroma incident, when Aki got infected by the harbingers.

Daiyu Zhao. Codename: Cobalt Rift. Chinese. Protector. Mami shot her brother to keep her safe.

TEAM OLYMPUS

Yosano Hina. Codename: Hades. Japanese. An amiable girl who befriended Xia.

Dazai Masayuki. Codename: Zeus. Japanese. Leader. The one who bullied Ren for his hand in the the Olympus disaster. After Olympus went down, he helped out in ops because he was heavily injured and couldn't pilot anymore

Kurashiki Ren. Codename: Ascelpius. Japanese. Medic. Later transferred to Phoenix.

Min-jee Sa. Codename: Atalanta. Korean. Sniper.

Probably a few more people

CAELI PROJECT STAFF

Lydia Cross. American. PhD in mechanical engineering and robotics. Works in mechanical engineering and R&D. Tall, severe. Sandy blond hair perpetually in a no-nonsense bun. Grey eyes. Glasses. Lab coat. Jacob's mother. Fell into a serious depressive episode when Jacob's sister died and didn't dig herself out of it until she joined the Caeli Project. She throws herself into her work as a (poor) way to cope and neglects Jacob badly.

Yoshioka Yoshio. Japanese. PhD in mechanical engineering. Works in mechanical engineering and R&D. Short, balding, pudgy. Glasses. Lab coat. A friendly face to both Xia and Jacob.

Chin-sun Park. Korean. Medical doctor. Close to Ren. Gentle face, black hair around jaw length

Wada Natsuko. Japanese. Psychiatrist and neuroscientist.  Heads the sync process, long black hair.

Kato Tsuzuki. Japanese. Medical doctor. Observes the kids for issues during early training.

Niklas Werner. German. Mechanic.

Ito Akari. Japanese. Psychiatrist who steps in to monitor the candidates’ mental states post-Chroma. Short, ear-length black hair, amazing poker face

Abe Yuuto. Japanese. Doctor, elderly

Director Kuroi. Japanese.

???? The person who gives out their missions

Corporal Oliver Fielding. American. Deals with pilots. Hardass, kind of an asshole.

Corporal Kuwahara Sumire. Japanese. Deals with trainees. Tough but fair.

Sergeant Murata Kei. Japanese. Deals with trainees. Friendly, usually ends up as "good cop" of the training staff.

Sergeant Yamashita Koichi. Takes over assignments for Phoenix and starts running them into the round

Egawa Yuina. Japanese. A member of Hurricane’s prep team.

Mikami Taro. Japanese. A member of Hurricane’s prep team.

Hannes Schroepfer. Dutch. A member of Hurricane’s prep team. Likes English language idioms.

OTHERS

Michaela Cross. American. Jacob's deceased older sister. She died in Isla Vista, during the first recorded harbinger attack, trying to keep Jacob safe.

Igarashi Rafael. Brazilian-Japanese. Raised in Brazil; his Japanese is only passable. Met Xia's mother when she was studying abroad, and they got married but ended up moving to Japan after Julia was born.

Igarashi Mari. Brazilian-Japanese. Raised in Japan and met Xia's father while she was studying abroad. Died giving birth to Xia.

Igarashi Julia. Japanese. Xia's deceased older sister.

Ha-yoon Sa. Korean. Min-jee's twin sister.

Shimada Honoka. Japanese. Shimada's mom, who runs a small bar in Shinjuku 2-chome

[goldencored-arc]

Just some notes on my version of Meishan Yu:

*The Yu Sect turned down the offer to send disciples to Gusu. Yu Huian was once a classmate of Lan Qiren once upon a time. She didn’t like him then and she certainly doesn’t like him now, nor how Gusu’s three thousand rules have become more strict and enforced under his reign. She refuses to send her disciples to a place where they will be split between genders to learn and where the boys’ education is seemingly more important than the girls’.

*Because of Yu Yanmei’s marriage to Wen Xu, the Yu Sect was harassed far less than the other sects during Wen Ruohan’s reign of terror. While the Yu Sect were still forced to send disciples, their disciples were not in the hands of Wen Chao, rather set up in a class like setting with Wen disciples. However, when things began to go downhill, Yu Yanmei sent the disciples home. 

*There is one other major family within the Yu Sect: The Xia Family. The original leader of the Yu Sect was married to a man of the Xia Family, in the beginning before children of Yu women began to take their mothers’ Yu surname. Thus, the Xia Family holds a very important place within the Yu Sect. Yu Daiyu is a direct descendant of Xia Caihong, the Silver Snake whom became a God. The Xia Family is known for the rare trait that pops up now and again in the Yu Sect: white blond hair.

[withdrwns]

new muse role call !

hwang minho, twenty-one, tattoo artist/empath

yang jae, twenty, bartender

lee taewoo, twenty-one, rapper & youngest of k-pop group echo

fang xia, appears twenty, vegan vampire

sang yumi, twenty, idol

zhao daiyu, twenty, underground rapper

moon bomi, twenty-three, escort

park yuri, twenty-two, stripper

bae soojin, twenty, ballerina

[writinggeisha]

Ah Cy…lovely

Ah Kum…good as gold

Ah Lam…peace

Ai…love, affection

Alix…dignified

An…peace

Annchi…angelic peace

Bai…crystal clear

Bao…treasure

Baozhai…precious hairpin

Bi…green jade

Bik…jade

Bingqing…clear as ice

Biyu…jasper; semi-precious stone

Bo…precious

Caihong…a rainbow in the sky

Chan juan…the moon; graceful; ladylike

Chang…free; uninhibited

Changchang…flourishing

Changying…flourishing and lustrous

Chao-xing…morning star

Chen the…morning

Chenguang…morning light

Chow…summertime

Chu Hua…chrysanthemum

Chun…springtime

Chunhua…spring flower

Chuntao…spring peach

Chyou…sweet autumn

Cuifen…emerald fragrance

Da Chun…long spring

Da-Xia…long summer

Dai-tai…leading a boy in hopes

Daiyu…black jade

Dandan…cinnabar red

Diu…one who is down to earth and is a practical person

Dongmei…winter plum

Ehuang…beautiful; august

Eu-fùnh…playful phoenix

Eu-meh…especially beautiful

Fan…mortal

Fang…fragrant; sweet-smelling

Far…flower

Fenfang…fragrant

Feng…maple

Fung…bird

Genji…who is most valuable as gold

Gho…responsible and inspirational

Guan-yin…goddess of mercy

Guang…glory

Hee…lotus

Heng…constant; steady; persistent

Hien…persevering

Holea…holy

Honf…sign of good luck

Hop…agreeable; consistent

Howin…a loyal swallow

Hu…tiger

Hua…flower

Hualing…flourishing herb

Huan…happiness

Hui ying…bright; intelligent

Huian…obliging and quiet

Huian…kind peace

Huifang…kind and fragrant

Huifen…wise and fragrant

Huilang…wise jade tinkling

Huiliang…kind and good

Huiqing…kind and affectionate

Huizhong…wise and loyal

Hwei-ru…wise and intelligent

Jia…beautiful

Jia li…good and beautiful

Jiahui…nice person

Jiao…dainty or lovely

Jiayi…household fitting

Jiaying…household flourishing

Jie…cleanliness

Jilpa…a teacher of life

Jin…gold

Jing…crystal; sparkling

Jing…small bird

Jingfei…still fragrance

Jinghua…situation splendid

Jinghua…leek flowers

Ju…chrysanthemum

Juan…graciousness

Jun…truth

Kuai hua…mallow blossom

Kwong…broad

Lai…future

Lan…orchid

Lanfen…orchid fragrance

Lanying…indigo lustrousness

Lanying…blue glitter or blue quartz

Lee…plum

Li…upright

Lì húa…beautiful pear blossom

Li mei…beautiful plum blossom

Li ming…beautiful and bright

Li na…beautiful and graceful

Li qin…beautiful stringed musical instrument

Li rong…beautiful lotus

Li wei…beautiful rose

Lian…the graceful willow

Lien… lotus

Liena…a woman as beautiful as a lotus flower

Lifen…beautiful fragrance

Lihua…beautiful and flourishing

Lijuan…beautiful and graceful

Liling…beautiful jade tinkle

Liling…white jasmine tinkling

LiMei…beautiful plum flower

LiMing … who is pretty and bright

Lin…beautiful jade

Ling…compassion and understanding

Linqin…beautiful zither

Liqiu…beautiful autumn

Liu…flowing

Lixue…pretty and pure as snow

Loi…thunder

Luan…upswing

Luli…dewy jasmine

Mayleen…beautiful

Méh-è…beautiful posture

Méh-fùnh…pretty or beautiful phoenix

Mei…beautiful plum

Mei Lien…beautiful lotus

Mei Xiang…beautiful fragrance

Mei Xing…beautiful star

Mei Zhen…beautiful pearl

Mei-yin…very beautiful or beauty.

Meifen plum…fragrance

Meifeng…beautiful wind

Meihui…beautiful wisdom

Meili…beautiful

Meilin…plum tree

Meiling…beautiful and delicate

Meirong…beautiful countenance

Meixiang…plum fragrance

Meixiu…beautiful grace

Meiying…beautiful flower

Meizhen…beautiful pearl

Mey…gorgeous or pretty or stunning.

Ming Yue…bright moon

Ming-huá…tomorrow’s flower

Mingmei…bright and beautiful girl

Mingxia…bright glow through the clouds at dawn

Mingxia…clear halo

Mingyu…bright jade

Mingzhu…bright pearl

Mu lan…magnolia blossom

Mu tan…tree peony blossom

Na…elegant or smooth

Ngo-Kwang…beautiful; august

Ning…tranquility

Ninghong…tranquil red

Niu…a girl

Nuan…wholehearted

Nuo…graceful

Nuwa…mother goddess

Nuying…female flower

O-Huang…august

Pangfua…clouds in the shape of flower

Peijing…admiring luxuriance

Peizhi…respectful

Peizhi…admiring iris

Ping…duckweed

Qi…fine jade

Qiang…rose

Qiànrú…nice smile

Qiao…skillful

Qiaohui…skillful and wise

Qiaolian…skillful always

Qing…dark blue

Qing…yuan clear spring

Qingge…clear pavilion

Qingling…lucky years

Qingyuan…a clear spring or deep water

Qingzhao…clear illumination/understanding

Qinyang…sunshine of my heart

Qiuyue…autumn moon

Renxiang…benevolent fragrance

Rong…martial

Rong…beautiful; elegant

Rong…honor, glory

Rou…gentle, mild

Rùfen…nice fragrance

Ruiling…auspicious jade tinkling

Ruolan…like an orchid

Ruomei…like a plum

Shan…virtuous

Shaoqing…young blue

Sheu-fùh…elegant phoenix

Shihong…the world is red

Shu…fair

Shu fang…kind; gentle and sweet

Shuang…frank; open-hearted

Shuchun…fair; pure

Shui…one who is like a water

Shun…smooth

Song…pine tree

Suyin…plain and unadorned sound

Syà…summertime

Sying…star

Tao…peach; symbol of long life

Tè…special

Teegan…good-looking

Ting…slim and graceful

Tu…jade element in earth cycle

Tung-Mei…winter plums

Ushi…the ox

Wan…gentle; gracious; beautiful; lovely

Wei…valuable; precious

Weici…preserving love

Wen…refinement

Wenling…tinkling sound of refined jade

Wenquian…refined matter

Xia…rosy clouds

Xia…glow of the sunrise or sunset

Xia…the summer lotus; pure and elegant

Xiang…fragrant

Xiao chen…early morning; dawn

Xiao hong … rainbow

Xiaodan…little dawn

Xiaofan…little and ordinary

Xiaohui…little wisdom

Xiaohui…morning sunlight

Xiaojian…healthy

Xiaojing…morning luxuriance

Xiaoli…morning jasmine

Xiaolian…little lotus

Xiaoling…morning tinkle

Xiaoqing…little blue

Xiaosheng…little birth

Xiaotong…morning redness

Xiaozhi…little iris

Xifeng…western phoenix

Xin qian…happy and beautiful

Xingjuan…arising grace

Xiu…fine; beautiful

Xiu Mei…beautiful plum

Xiulan…beautiful orchid

Xiurang…elegant countenance

Xiurong…beautiful glory

Xiuying…beautiful flower

Xue…snow

Xueman…snowy grace

Ya…graceful

Yan…swallow bird; gorgeous

Yáng…sun

Yanmei…Beijing plum

Yanmei…flattering and seductive

Yanyu…Beijing jade

Yenay…she who loves

Yet Kwai…beautiful as a rose

Yi jie…happy and pure

Yi min…happy and smart

Yi ze…happy and shiny like a pearl

Yín…silver

Ying…clever or eagle

Yingtai…flower terrace

Yow…feminine

Yu…jade or rain

Yu-jun…from Chongching

Yuan…original

Yuanjun…Yuan River ruler

Yubi…jade emerald

Yue…moon

Yue wan…happy and gentle

Yue ying…happy and smart; kind

Yue you…happy and friendly

Yuèhai…beautiful moon

Yuèqín…moon-shaped lute

Yuke…jade

Yun…cloud

Yunru…charming seeming

Yusheng…jade birth

Yüying…jade flower

Zhaohui…clear wisdom

Zhenzhen…precious

Zhilan…iris orchid

Zhu… bamboo

Zi…graceful; beautiful

Zongying…taking heroes/flowers as a model

[theguideforwriters]

80+ FEMININE CHINESE NAMES

Under the cut, are 80 feminine names, of Chinese origin.

AI

CHANGYING

CHEN

DAIYU

FAN

GUANG

HUAN

JIA

JIAO

JIAYI

JIAYING

JIE

JINGHUA

JINJING

JU

JUAN

LAN

LANYING

LI

LIFEN

LIHUA

LIJUAN

LILING

LIN

LING

LIQIN

LIQIU

LIU

LULI

MEI

MEIFEN

MEIHUI

MEILI

MEIRONG

MEIXIANG

MINGZHU

NING

NIU

NÜYING

PEIZHI

QI

QIANG

QIAO

QING

QIU

QIUYUE

RONG

RUOLAN

SHUANG

SONG

SUYIN

TING

TUNG-MEI

WEN

WENLING

WENQIAN

XIA

XIANG

XIAODAN

XIAOHUI

XIAOLI

XINGJUAN

XIU

XUE

YA

YAN

YANMEI

YANYU

YING

YINGTAI

YU

TUAN

TUANJUN

YUE

YUN

ZHENZHEN

ZHILAN

ZHU

ZONGYING

[dafadolly]

Remake of an old sim ヽ(♡‿♡)ノ

Xia Daiyu

HQ ~

[krystisyaandwine]

Wine Pairing

In Want, main character Jason Zhou exhibits so much love for his country of Taiwan, despite it’s fractured state. I found that to be such a lovely element of this story, and since the national flower of Taiwan is the Plum Blossom, I decided to pair Want with this Hakutsuru Plum Wine. *All wine recommendations are for strictly for those of legal drinking age only.*

About Want

From critically acclaimed author Cindy Pon comes an edge-of-your-seat sci-fi thriller, set in a near-future Taipei plagued by pollution, about a group of teens who risk everything to save their city.

Jason Zhou survives in a divided society where the elite use their wealth to buy longer lives. The rich wear special suits, protecting them from the pollution and viruses that plague the city, while those without suffer illness and early deaths. Frustrated by his city’s corruption and still grieving the loss of his mother who died as a result of it, Zhou is determined to change things, no matter the cost.

With the help of his friends, Zhou infiltrates the lives of the wealthy in hopes of destroying the international Jin Corporation from within. Jin Corp not only manufactures the special suits the rich rely on, but they may also be manufacturing the pollution that makes them necessary.

Yet the deeper Zhou delves into this new world of excess and wealth, the more muddled his plans become. And against his better judgment, Zhou finds himself falling for Daiyu, the daughter of Jin Corp’s CEO. Can Zhou save his city without compromising who he is, or destroying his own heart?

The Details

Title: Want

Author: Cindy Pon

Publisher: Simon Pulse

Pub Date: June 13, 2017

My Review

Futuristic, fast-paced, and utterly phenomenal, Want is the perfect blend of science-fiction, dystopian, heist novel, and thriller. This is a must read for fans of Six of Crows and The Thousandth Floor.

Cindy Pon has brilliantly crafted a near-future version of Taipei, where global warming, pollution, and a fatal pandemic have created a society where the divide between the wealthy and those living in poverty is not only vast but deadly. This setting not only contributed to the very high-stakes storyline, but also felt entirely believable, as though this could be a very natural and perilous progression for our current society.

Between Jason Zhou’s band of deviants, who defy those in positions of power over Taipei in an attempt to save it, and the enigmatic Daiyu, Cindy Pon has assembled a diverse and dynamic cast of characters that you’ll be captivated by from the very first page.

One of the parts of this story that I absolutely loved was Jason Zhou’s love for his country and city, and how that motivated his actions throughout the book. It was so refreshing to read a story about a “criminal” with such truly noble intentions.

This is one of those books that bridges the gap between genres so well and will be adored by many different types of readers. I’m so excited for it to be out in the world on Tuesday and even more excited to learn that there is a second book in the works. I for one cannot wait to see more of this fascinating world and these incredible characters.

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About Cindy Pon

From Cindy’s Website

I’m addicted to twitter and bad reality television. And some good ones too, like Project Runway. Silver Phoenix and Fury of the Phoenix, my two young adult fantasies from Greenwillow Books are available now! My first published short story, “Blue Skies”, is also available in the Diverse Energies anthology (Tu Books). Serpentine, the first book of my second Xia duology was released September 2015, published by Month9Books. Sacrifice, the sequel, is out September 2016. WANT, my near-future thriller set in Taipei will be released by Simon Pulse Summer 2017! A children’s picture book with my chinese brush art is also in the works! I’m represented by Bill contardi of Brandt & Hochman. When I’m not writing or painting, I like to read, daydream, travel, eat and watch films in the theatre. I am a new hobbyist in reef keeping and have an 8g saltwater tank that I spend much time on and adore. I love pastries, americanos and Taiwanese food! =D

I’m the co-founder of Diversity in YA with Malinda Lo and part of the We Need Diverse Books advisory board.

Have you pre-ordered Want yet? Will you be reading this beauty on Tuesday? What is your favorite  book by Cindy Pon?

The book you really WANT to read on Tuesday! Wine Pairing In Want, main character Jason Zhou exhibits so much love for his country of Taiwan, despite it's fractured state.

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some Daiyu thonks below

Daiyu’s position within the Yu Sect and within the Yu Family is special. With the marriage of Daiyu’s mother, who is of the Xia family, and his father, who is of course a Yu, it brought together the two main families of the sect and joined together again the bloodlines that have long since been separated.

However happy both his parents and his aunts are at his birth, and do adore him, there’s one glaring “flaw”— he wasn’t born female. Had he been born female, it’s likely that instead of the role of sect leader being passed down to the sect leader’s oldest daughter, it would have been passed to him.

He also has a mane of shocking white blond hair, a trait that tends to only pop up every so often in the members of the Xia family. When he was younger, he was a little self conscious of it, though as he grows he begins to wear it as a badge of pride.

Though his “main” verse has him being appointed to the Heavens during Sunshot, I definitely want to explore more verses where he remains a cultivator— and a thorn in the side of the Old Guard of cultivators, as it were, with his opinions and arrogance.

Right now, I only have the very basics of two cultivator/m.dzs verses: 1) where he dabbles in rudimentary and theoretical demonic cultivation based on the questions and statements wwx expressed in the gusu high school arc during Sunshot to try and save himself and the disciples under his care. Later he’ll get more curious about it and do more than just dabble.

2) where he survives Sunshot by the skin of his teeth and is blessed to be given a powerful spiritual weapon. He becomes Meishan Yu’s rising sect leader’s right hand and is often sent in his aunt and cousin’s stead, because men are garbage and don’t like to listen to women when they speak, and for Meishan to have a seat at the table, so to say.

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bios for xia caihong and yu daiyu have been added 😌