Hidden Meaning Behind TGCF Character Names | SPOILERS! | Heaven Official's Blessing | 天官赐福

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Today's video we talk about the hidden meanings behind some character's names from Tian Guan Ci Fu or Heaven Official's Blessing. And some of them will surprise you!
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[@nomotivay]

Not a name but for the silver butterflies, I accidentally found out their true meanings when I was writing a poem for tgcf. Apparently, silver represents (not sure if its the same in English but I was searching for Chinese poetry reps) a few things and one of them is 永恒 or "forever". Butterflies on the other hand only have one partner for their entire life thus they are the representation of loyalty. IN CONCLUSION, Hua Cheng is forever loyal to his husband and MXTX is a damn genius

[@heyo2927]

I only have a very basic understanding, but butterflies also symbolize death or are commonly seen in ghost/afterlife settings. "Its metamorphosis is the extrication from flesh to soul and rise from the heavy, ugly reality to the light and beautiful spiritual world." which is,,,, also very poetic. body in abyss heart in paradise anyone?

[@nomotivay]

@@heyo2927 ah I didn't know about that. Thank you for sharing!

[@kadekwidias4608]

Omg everything in this fandom keep me crying every time. How come they so beautifully in love of each other. The author must be a total genius.

[@sofixiia]

I love this

[@krishanifernando1982]

Omg also did u know that butterflies and silver jewelry represents hua cheng's ethnicity. Hes showing his miao culture which he got from his mom 0o0

[@Kictor]

So awesome to collaborate with you! This was so much fun and I learned a ton! :)

[@ウィアブ]

͡° ͜ʖ ͡° Kictor is a huge tcgf fan. So am i 😙

[@alex-eh8qp]

@@ウィアブ aren’t we all (;

[@justcruisina1ong]

The Xie in Xie Lian usu means thanks. I loved his name coz it encapsulated how he has a grateful and compassionate heart. No matter what he's gone through, after his second banishment he was always humble and grateful to be alive. Also with the flower walls, Hua Cheng, I also thought of how it meant he was a protective wall made of flowers. He wants to be that protection around XL.

[@barbararusnakova341]

so cool to learn all these interesting facts, thank you all for sharing 🙏🏻 I had my suspicion about Hua Cheng’s name as you have another famous figure in chinese history - Hua Mulan - who was compared to a pretty small delayed flower bud 🙂🙃 🥰 still, so cool 🥰

[@owlyoung6683]

XL is called Xielian because his mother’s sur name is “闵（min)”, which pronounces the same as “悯 min”, it literally means sympathy.

[@huachengxieliantgcf]

Wait I didn't understand, maybe cuz I don't really know anything of Chinese but. Both of them are pronounced as min, and what does that connects to xie lian?

[@云朵狗]

@@huachengxieliantgcf 怜悯 (lian min) means take pity on/have compassion for. 怜 on its own also means love/sympathy.

[@mohi7728]

The rain master's spiritual device is a verdant *bamboo hat*, that's amazing.

[@anniyah3715]

wow this is thoroughly intriguing because it's very deep to know that a name can be used to predict a character's physical features, personality or past, present or future, i truly love the idea that names can have way more importance than usual for every single character, it's very beautiful

[@Dusty_Starlight]

Not me in real life literally taking notes on all these characters and the meanings because why not and I want to feed my obsession.

[@locoleman4466]

I finally found someone who can explain the messaging behind HOB. Because I really appreciate having an understanding of this story.

[@TheSilentViridianFla]

i was hoping for feng xin and mu qing’s names to be covered also bc they’re my two favorite characters (and otp lol) besides hualian, haha. love your content, can’t wait to watch more of it in the future!

[@HoneyArt]

6:23 OMG! I got goosebumps after hearing about Gu Zi! so Qi Rong had a part of it in his name!

[@ladyevril]

Wow this explains so much, i never knew you could dig this deep into the meaning of Chinese names? My fiance gave me a Chinese name for convenience around his family and it's 余生 and I'm so moved with the meaning, makes me wish we could have a better naming culture in the West. I want to hurry up and learn Mandarin so I can spot all the little details like that in the future! I would love that if you made more videos like this!! 🤍

[@stephaniefaithsim]

I speak mandarin, I thought of none of that when I read the book TT 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@yuiko99]

same my brain just take them as normal names :')

[@keriabrams634]

Same here 😆

[@liviainga1077]

2:14 @Kictor we had the EXACT same expression learning Shi Wu Du's name 😮🤣 Thank you Ty! love learning more about all of these things that get lost in the translation!

[@Kictor]

Me the entire vid just :OOOOO

[@renarizaki]

i finished tgcf last night and only a minute in the “if your dream is to save the common people, then my dream, is only you.” line was mentioned and that is my weakness i immediately started crying

[@innitheotaku3883]

I almost started crying when she said the “my dream is only you” line because the book is too fresh in my mind and I cried at the ending🥲

[@lululucyzhu]

No wonder there was a time stamp, y'all syn'ed the upload time!!! Love the analysis and love the video ❤️❤️❤️

[@IAMASELENATOR92]

I had known about most of these characters but Wind Master's was really interesting and his character is admirable because even though he sustained so many injuries and had his world turned upside down, he still kept hope.

[@saturniri]

Okay, SOMEONE needs to interview mxtx sometime

[@avaura757]

Enjoyed this video so much!! I already knew a few of the meanings but hearing how MXTX really put thought into every single character when naming them just warms my heart. It shows just how dedicated she is to her story and how each of these characters hold a special place in her heart as well. I think the one I really liked was Qi Rong's one where the character "Gu" was being protected by the little roof on top, foreshadowing how he protects Guzi in the end. Just Perfect! Can't wait to hear more meanings behind the names!

[@leelee3358]

WOW!!! This is so cool!! Qi Rong has such a deep meaning behind his name, I love these videos! Thanks for posting, subscribed and liked! :)))) Tysm!

[@shockingheaven]

I can't believe how many beautiful details are there

[@melhope1771]

Some of these meanings I haven't heard before, thank you so much! This will make my nth reread so much better

[@cannonfodder-xh7ew]

Thank you for this!! It's always so fun learning about this. It really shows how much care is given into this novel 😭😭

[@xuanq1ng30]

qi rong's name really shocked me LMFAO 😭 he's my favourite character 😵😵

[@chewinggum3280]

watching this before watching the donghua/reading the book is the best way to slowly relate when you start consuming it

[@MoonLight-xb4zj]

Qi rong name meaning blew my mind. The rest I kind of anticipated but this one 🤯🤯🤯

[@SoSo-si8oe]

I hope to see ty and Kictor going on live together one day. Anybody with me on this??🙌?

[@jaeni_conis]

MXTX is clever ajdjdjfn

[@lapisstories]

Wow that was what I loved about the writer. Ingenious writing and even when you were describing them it made me cry for some reason. It reminded me that our names could be tied up to our fate or to our personality. I love Xie Lian and Wind Master even more!

[@_chxnvii.vsp_9372]

When u mentioned the wind master name especially the qing part I had an understanding of MxTx other book svsss. One of the main characters from svsss has qing in his name, so I was like “no wonder he wears blue or green in the anime/novel”.

[@trojanleo123]

Amazing video Ty and Kictor. I will definitely re-visit this video again when HOB live-action is aired sometime in 2022 or 2023.

[@kadekwidias4608]

I hurriedly click on this video by the title, its so amazing the author so beyond genius and yet you guys explain it magically, such beautiful thing to learn the culture from the one of our favourite master piece. And the previous video about Hua Cheng also hit me in the deep how this love so blind and sincere.

[@kookoonutchim3538]

Wow i never expected for qi rong to have that depth in his name

[@megumeerussi1087]

This is so cool, every single detail about this story is magical I wanna cry 😭❤️ Thank you for this amazing video 💕

[@Catlinel]

Me drinking up all of these like a thirsty sponge. I need more.

[@meimeiwang8331]

I didn’t know this before! Thank you for the information

[@harunotodoroki]

Wow that’s very very enlightening , thank you so much

[@iamthebestguyever7032]

Thank you!

[@jen9647]

Thank you for these videos 🙏❤️🙏

[@Abi-ov9vm]

This is so interesting and after reading the novel, this still amazes me. Wow

[@newname3718]

my first encounter with MXTX's character name-play was GDC's SiZhui. I had bullet comments flashing in my head going like: the heck your uncle is going to respond to this. Adopt a child and naming him...gahhh first of all this is the responsibility of a father isnt it and now as a father you named him what?! Oh god, this has ABSOLUTELY no difference from standing on a stage with a loudspeaker yelling comeback i miss you. oh lord the whole clan + the neighboring clans would know. Is THIS how Lan clan people fall in love and pda?! Arent you guys the walking textbook of decency and formality. How are they going to recover from THIS much of information..😨😨😨 yup i cracked at that moment.

[@jennyyang1281]

Loved this video SO MUCH!! Thank you for sharing these name meanings and interpretations with us! :))

[@jilliannerice3863]

Your videos really make me appreciate these works so much more,, so much genius that I would have missed otherwise

[@mercygrace2967]

7:03 as for the question on how she comes up with such names is not rare. As an aspiring writer, usually when you start developing story after some scenario or scene played in you mind, you start with character development first. Before even start putting the story together, you’d normally have a clear idea of different characters and how they would be related or played out and some background (in different depth depending on how significant that character is in the story) . Also, there is no more fun than using hints and foreshadowing in stories (at least for me) lol.

[@TytheCanasian]

Yeah! Its really fun adding hints and foreshadowing in stories! I did it for mine, and boy, its fun seeing how people don't notice

[@mercygrace2967]

@@TytheCanasian right! Ugh the feeling when they missed the obvious hint lol 😂

[@HoneyArt]

2:11 OH! his name was telling his ending so well, but we had no idea! O_O

[@alex-eh8qp]

I’m so happy you guys made a video together!

[@TytheCanasian]

I got a comment from the almighty Mu Qing!!!????!?!?!?

[@yorkiesweetpea23]

@Kictor I have known MDZS, Heaven's official blessings, etc have a huge international fan base. And now I finally get to see a real life non Chinese fan! I've always been so curious... @ Kictor: So... you don't think it's weird?! Flying people, men with long hair. I want to know! What was your first impression after watching MDZS ?!?

[@raylol4291]

i love ur vids man, learning all of this is just so mind blowing as an english speaker

[@TytheCanasian]

So glad I helped!

[@emanharis3887]

watching these videos make me so happy!! specially the energy

[@devanandaajith3816]

I came across lots of new stuff ...Thanks Ty brother ♥️ This was a very nice video💜

[@JiaxuZhang-k6i]

Another thing about the name QiRong: In chinese, 'Qi' can also mean 'sorrow' and 'Rong' 'facial expression', so to me as a native Chinese speaker, at first glance the name itself indicates that this is a tragic character (which turns out to be true)

[@cindyperez9643]

Thanks for the video...... There were to many spoilers.... 🤯🤯😱😱😭😭 But I'm not angry I'm happy because I learnt a lot about their names and the story......I love it!!! 😍😍💖💖💖

[@nishatamang1662]

Wow wow... Such a beautiful language... Makes me want to learn Chinese 😍😍 and thank you so much for your explanation 🌺

[@HoneyArt]

This Video is amazing! Thank you for making us know all these hidden meanings!

[@jhayveevivovu]

That "Spirit of the greater good" got me flashbacks.. 😅

[@TheCraftBunny]

Omg this video is amazing!!!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!!!

[@user-iw6bb9xu7j]

I'm shook

[@RosyTa]

i was just watching kictor and i was binging some of your videos too !! i’m glad this video came out because i was wondering abt the characters’ names and i’m happy to see 2 amazing youtubers in one video ! 😸

[@isabella-yr3qw]

my personal favourite is "cuo cuo"

[@bleedofcherries]

Omggg this was so interesting and cool! Bless u for having this chanel. Immediately suscribed

[@fionabang4242]

戚容的‘容’字这个解释真的绝了！原来和谷子有关！我都没想到！厉害厉害！😍

[@aurous5726]

I am pleasantly surprised! 🤩

[@meer.9933]

刚用VPN来KZbin就看到了您的精彩视频，您的解说做得很好。说实话我自己看的时候也没注意到这么多细节，很感谢你的解说。我希望等我去国外上大学的时候也可以找到喜欢TGCF的人一起交流。祝你的视频越做越好❤

[@TytheCanasian]

谢谢！！！❤️❤️❤️

[@raylol4291]

i love shi qingxuan so much 😭

[@makemake_y7751]

I love this , it was so interesting to learn about the meaning behind there name. Now we need a video about mdzs and svsss character name 🙏🤲🙂👍

[@vladakorneeva1308]

Qi rong's one omg- 🥺-

[@michas716]

Subbed done. You've amazing content. I now have somewhere to go to for my donghua, manhua, danmei, cdrama questions.

[@TytheCanasian]

Thank you!!!

[@divijabaynazeer4779]

Ahhhhhhhhhhh such a great analysis >v< but you guys might want to put a spoiler warning, there are a few huge spoilers,,,

[@TytheCanasian]

Oops, sorry about that!

[@shockingheaven]

I would love to see more about the characters

[@颜嘉仪]

So here's something I never realised yeah...I read the novel 4 times and I always thought 国师 was just called 国师...So he had a name????

[@lululucyzhu]

Hey Ty, what do you make of the old ancient meaning of 青 as black. Not applicable or somehow related to HX?

[@TytheCanasian]

There are so many hidden stuff that can be dug up, and I probably missed a few. Thanks for sharing!

[@Angelika5378]

i'm wondering since all characters have a meaning in Chinese, how do you know in a novel something is a name and not a description/situation etc? without having an actual introduction like "Hi, my name is..."

[@TytheCanasian]

Usually, Chinese names are in three or two (sometimes four) words. It also depends on the context too. Majority of the time, the authors will be like "So-and-so walks down the street". And it's usually quite obvious when a character's name pops up because the characters for surnames are usually not used in common words, so if the surname pairs up with other chinese characters and it doesn't make sense, then its safe to assume that it is a character name. Hope that helps.

[@Angelika5378]

@@TytheCanasian it does! Thank you :)

[@sk_wenjing]

Wow!! 😍😍 Thanku so much,, omg!!! I'm really just,, just😭🤧freaking surprised... And your explanation is just amazing. 😍😍 Amazing, and I'm just really happy for this info. Actually I always saves to read novel after watching drama or manhua , because by that I can imagine more beautifully, but the drama is still hanghing and anime is not for full story, I already wanted that and about manhua it is still same, so , I was planing to keep it to read after drama but now after this , I simply can't wait... 😭😭🤧 Okayy, So now I have to read it first.😌😞🖤Opps! I almost forgot to tell, I really had goosebumps.😱

[@lynettecacao2917]

SPOILERS . . . 4:24 omg, that the last character of their names was THE SAME was mind-blowing!! Because SQX was literally given the future that HX was SUPPOSED to have had, and whole incident was covered up as a deep mystery! This little easter egg gave me chills 💯 And the rest of the video too, wow. Brilliant analysis for all their names, loved HC and SL analysis on Kictor too!!

[@TytheCanasian]

im too scared to read your comment....but I WANT TO T_T

[@pareshroy2462]

Pls make a part 2 plss >__

[@justcruisina1ong]

Love. This. Vid.

[@hakenkreuz7525]

Chinese boy speaking in English ascent so cute 😍 you're so sweet ☺️😁

[@TytheCanasian]

😊 thank you

[@ooXChrissieXoo]

love this! What I don't understand is why is Xie Lian still called the crown prince in heaven.

[@LocalKokuSimp0-0]

watching these made me realize how trash i am at my native language

[@TytheCanasian]

NOOOOO don't say thatttt keep going and you'll be good at it, I learned half of my chinese from watching TV dramas :P

[@sezeklemea_cosplay1976]

Hello i have a question. Why is xie lian sometimes referred to as dianxia ? I read the book but i don't remember him being called dianxia in the novel. Did i just miss that?

[@nishatamang1662]

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong : Dianxia means "Your Highness" and you also might have heard 'Taizi Dianxia' which means "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince". As XieLian was the crown prince of xianle kingdom, people still call him by saying Dianxia or Taizi dianxia...

[@sezeklemea_cosplay1976]

@@nishatamang1662 Thank you so much!! 😁

[@catherinecat2965]

玄as a color，it means black

[@sarahmarz7048]

Qirong and Guzi 😭

[@rebeccamachoka1658]

I am a fan but I'm not to her level,very interesting 👍👍👍👍

[@颜嘉仪]

花城，为花冠武神花开满城。

[@ariadnecuellar5743]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@tarigarma2]

How "Black water comes (dressed as HC)" ??? Was it said anywhere in the book that was the case? 0o

[@TytheCanasian]

Yes! It was near the end

[@tarigarma2]

@@TytheCanasian i will try to find that reference, i completely missed it in my first read

[@aspengrey1898]

SPOILER ALERTS FOR THOSE WHO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT TGCF. THESE NAMES CONTAIN SPOILERS.

[@malwang3606]

I thought blue in Chinese is 蓝 (lán)?

[@TytheCanasian]

Yep!

[@malwang3606]

@@TytheCanasian could I ask on 3:09, why did you say "青 means the colour green,blue"? Don't mind my idiotic brain, I'm just curious

[@TytheCanasian]

青 is an abstract word. It has MANY meanings. In some contexts, it can mean green, and in other contexts it can be blue or grey or even black. There's a lot of different words to refer to a single colour. Like for red, it can be 红，赤，or 丹 and many more!

[@malwang3606]

@@TytheCanasian Oh ok thanks for the information :)

[@loki4034]

... me being chinese and not catching most of these hints. aiyo im a disappointment lmao

[@TytheCanasian]

its ok my friend

[@celeste9345]

yo who is the one person that disliked this vid-

[@TytheCanasian]

🤣🤣🤣 there are always people who will dislikes stuff, it's natural, no need to pay attention

[@celeste9345]

@@TytheCanasian but this vid was amazing 🥲✌🏻