A friend asked: Do good-sounding names have any inherent rules in terms of pronunciation, tone, and word count?
For example, which surnames are suitable for single characters, and which surnames are suitable for two characters? What is the relationship between good-sounding names in terms of music? For example, Zhang Wuji, Linghu Chong, Mu Wanqing, Ren Yingying, Ren Woxing, Zhou Zhiruo, Wang Yuyan, etc. What is the relationship between surnames and first names?
Foreword
The names given in the title are all from Mr. Jin Yong’s martial arts novels. We can see if there are any patterns in the names of ancient people.
Regarding the title of Ping and Ze, it includes four tones: Ping Shang La Ru. The ancients began to study the four tones in the Qi and Liang Dynasties of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and it affected the evolution and shaping of metrical poetry. . Poets began to pay attention to the harmonious rhythm of the music when writing poems.
If you pay attention to the combination of the four flat tones when choosing a name, the name will not be too difficult to pronounce.
1. About Ping and Ze
Today’s four tones are different from the four tones of the ancients. The four tones of Chinese Pinyin Yes: 1, 2, 3, 4 sounds. The flat tone in the ancient four tones is "ping", and the flat tone of the four tones today is the 1 and 2 tones.
Among the four ancient tones, there are three types of oblique tones: Shang, Lai, and Ru. Today the four-tone oblique tones are 3 and 4. The 3rd tone is equivalent to the rising tone, and the 4th tone is equivalent to the falling tone. The entering tone currently only exists in some dialects and has disappeared in Mandarin.
So if people today pay attention to the four tones when naming, of course they should follow the four tones of Chinese Pinyin.
For example: Guo Ziyi, the ancient four tones are: 廄廄平; today’s four tones are: 平廄平.
Because Guo was the Ru tone in ancient rhyme, but today it is Yin Ping (1 tone), so the present and ancient are different. However, many areas in the south still retain the entering tone, and their pronunciation is different from Mandarin. Therefore, there may be some names that sound good when called in dialect, but are difficult to pronounce in Mandarin.
2. The characters in Jin Yong’s novels
Of course, the names in Jin Yong’s novels must be read in Mandarin. Pingqi is as follows:
Zhang Wuji, Pingpingqi
Zhou Zhiruo, Pingqingqi
Wang Yuyan, Ping Zeping
Mu Wanqing, Ping Zeping
These four names are very interesting. It goes well with it, so it reads well.
In addition, the pronunciation of Ren and Ling, when used as surnames, are flat: rén, líng.
So: Ren Yingying and Linghu Chong are both mediocre. Doesn’t it sound a bit awkward to read? Let me go, the ancient rhyme is: 平廄平, the modern rhyme is: 平廄平, both are more comfortable to read.
Ren is mostly pronounced with 4 tones (dropped) in daily life. I have a colleague whose surname is Ren. Everyone I have met pronounces it with 4 tones. .
The TV series "Laugh at Me Jianghu" seems to read ren Yingying and lìng Hu Chong, which means it is flat. The change of intonation makes it easier to read. In the past, I can’t remember how to pronounce it in Hong Kong and Taiwan TV dramas or in Cantonese.
There was a poet named Linghu Chu in the Tang Dynasty. He had a flat and uneven tone, but also had changes in tone.
3. The combinations of flat and oblique names of ancient people
1. There are eight combinations of three-character names, starting with flat tones. There are four types:
Ping Ping Ping, Yan Zhenqing, Wen Tingyun, Wang Changling, Liu Fangping, Wen Tianxiang, Linghu Qi
Ping Ze Ze , Wang Genhua, Wang Yijian, Zhao Wujian
Pingpingping, Sikong Shu, Wang Zhihuan, Wang Wujing
Pingpingping. Sima Guang, Lu Zhaolin, Zhu Qingyu, Chen Ziang, Zhang Jiuling, Zhang Ruoxu
...
The ones that begin with oblique sounds include Four types:
Chi Ping Ping, He Zhizhang
Chi Chi Ping, Meng Haoran
It can be seen that no matter which one is used, people in the Tang and Song Dynasties who pay attention to rhythm are actually used. Among them, pingpingping and 廄廄廄 are difficult to pronounce, so Laojie suggests that they should be avoided when choosing names.
2. Two-character names
Pingping, Wang Jian, Wang Tong, Wang Wei, Qian Liu, Liu Song
Pingqi, Wang Qi, Liu Xiang, Liu Jia, Zhu Fang, Su Shi
Pingqi, Li Yi, Ma Dai, Li Mi, Jia Dao
Chi Ping, Li Lun, Meng Jiao, Li Bai (Bai, the ancient entering tone, but pronounced as Ping tone in Mandarin)
< p>In two-character names, pay attention to 廄廄 and try not to use two rising tones (3 tones).
The difference between us and the ancients is that the ancients had surnames, given names, and characters. For example, Li Bai had a surname of Li, a given name of Bai, and the character of Taibai.
The names in the above examples are basically poets after Qi and Liang Dynasties. It can be seen that there are various combinations of ancient readings, whether they have three characters or two characters. I didn't deliberately avoid a certain combination.
4. Double-tone rhyme in names
Double-tone refers to words with the same initial consonant, such as double-tone in ancient poetry: < /p>
There are two voices at the beginning of the sentence: "I will stay for thousands of miles, and I will wait for a year of spring."
There are two voices in the belly of the sentence: "I am on the rugged ridge, and you are traveling on the Yaoyuan Mountain." rugged qu
The double tone at the end of the sentence: "My thoughts are traveling in the clouds, and you are entering the twilight gate." Dusk mumenmen "Wen Jing Mi Fu Lun"
Dual rhymes are words with the same final rhyme, such as duplication in ancient poetry:
The overlapping rhyme pair: "Relax all kinds of thoughts, and have a carefree mind. Rinse the water and return to the pillow stone, and play the piano again after every step." "Wen Jing Mi Fu Lun"
Fang, Changchang ; Xiaoxiao, Yaoyao.
There are special double-voice antiphons and overlapping rhyme antitheses in ancient poetry. However, the first sentence is double-voiced and the second sentence is not double-voiced, so the reading is not coordinated.
In addition, if words with the same rhymes appear in a single sentence or two poems, among the four tones and eight diseases recorded in "Wenjing Mifu Lun", it is a disease of poetry: Rhyme or small rhyme.
We can note that when the ancients named names, there were relatively few double tones and overlapping rhymes.
Two-character names with double tones, such as: Wang Wei wangwei, Wang Wan wangwan. There are almost no names with three letters with the same initials.
A name with two overlapping characters, such as: Li Milibì.
5. Try to avoid simultaneous tones or overlapping rhymes
The four tones include 1, 2, 3, and 4, two words The name is okay, try to avoid having the same four sounds in the three words.
For example, these names are a bit confusing to pronounce: Zhang Chunsheng (the same has one tone), Wang Pengcheng (the same has the second tone), Ma Xiaofei (the same has the third tone, but generally The middle character has two tones), Meng Qinghe (the same has four tones).
It would be better if Zhang Chunsheng (both have one tone) is changed to two tones, for example, change it to: Zhang Chunping (flat is two tones); if the middle tone is changed to a oblique tone ( Three or four tones): Zhang Yu’s voice sounds better.
Although there are many names with the same sound, such as Huang Bo, Wang Yuan, etc., you can pay attention to avoid names with the same sound and overlapping rhymes.
If two words have the same four tones, the same initial consonant or the same final rhyme, it will be a bit confusing.
For example, if the name is rhymed with three tones, Mata mǎ tǎ; if the name is rhymed with four tones, it is Zhao Hao zhào hào;
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For example, names with two tones have one tone, Zhang Zhizhāngzhī (a calligrapher of the Eastern Han Dynasty); both have two tones, Feng féngfan fán.
If the three-character name has the same initial consonants or final rhymes, it is similar to a tongue twister, so you can only ask a crosstalk actor to read it.
?Conclusion
According to the pronunciation of Mandarin, both are flat tones. Pay attention to the alternation of Yinping and Yangping, such as Guo Degang.
It is best to use flat and oblique colors, such as Ma Sanli, Guo Quanbao, etc.
Names ending in flat tones are louder, such as Ma Zhiming, Hou Baolin, and Li Bingbing.
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