A name from a poem
素娥
Pinyin sù éusually a girl’s name
The moon’s lady — clear companion to Wangshu.
What’s wished for
江月年年祇相似 — 張若虚. 古典素娥；非江月風景.
Where it comes from
江月年年只相似
jiāng yuè nián nián zhǐ xiāng sì
“the river moon, year after year, looks just the same.”
— Zhang Ruoxu, “Spring River in Flower on a Moonlit Night” (春江花月夜)
About the two characters
- 素
- plain, unadorned; true and simple
- 娥
- fair lady; with 素, moon goddess
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