The Science of Naming: Exploring Chinese Character Meanings and the Impact on Cultural Beliefs

2023-09-23 04:22:43

Naming is also a science, and many elders will seek help from temples or fortune tellers in the hope of giving it meaning. (Schematic diagram, not party/shutterstock Dazhi image)

There are thousands of Chinese characters, and different characters have different meanings. Choosing a name is also a science, and many elders will seek help from temples or fortune tellers in the hope of giving it meaning. However, one wife posted a complaint complaining that her mother-in-law named her daughter “Zhao Di” just following she was born, which made her dumbfounded. As soon as the post was posted, it sparked heated discussions among netizens.

The mother-in-law named her daughter “Zhao Di”, and the wife was dumbfounded. (Picture/reproduced from “Poisonous Girl and Nine Bitch Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law Discussion Forum”)

Recently, a netizen posted on the Facebook community “Poisonous Girl Nine Bitch Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law Discussion Forum”, “My mother-in-law said that she wants me to name my newborn daughter ‘Zhao Di’.” She was quite dumbfounded when she heard it, and said helplessly, “Why would anyone want to name a wet market like this now?” At the end of the article, an eye-rolling and purple-faced emoji was added.

The wife said helplessly, “Why would anyone want to name a wet market like this now?” (Illustration, not parties involved/shutterestock Dazhi Image)

After the post was posted, many netizens commented, “It’s okay, I was going to call my daughter Guiyuan, but my husband stopped me vigorously”, “Please mother-in-law hurry up and have another baby!”, “Zhao is a cat.” “, “Tell him to recruit men instead”, “Quick brother?”, “You told your mother-in-law… you don’t like recruiting brothers, how do you think it’s a waste of money”, “She wants a grandson, she’s crazy”, ” Ask your mother-in-law to show off! How can you change your name to attract grandchildren?”

In addition, some netizens said, “My son was almost called Cai Yaozong or Cai Yaozu”, “Now this name is no longer wet market, but rarely very special”, “If I get angry, it’s not because the name is ugly, but what the hell is it?” What does it mean? Is my daughter here to recruit a younger brother?”, “Don’t worry regarding her! She is not applying for the household registration. If your husband agrees with her approach, you ask your husband to change it to a younger brother, and ask your mother-in-law to have another one.”, “Absolutely not! If your daughter is named this, she will hate you forever.”

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