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benlehman ([personal profile] benlehman) wrote2006-04-09 11:55 am
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A note

The modern named of the ancient capital of China, where the Terra Cotta warriors are, is pronounced "she-ahn". The tones are both high, and it's a beautiful, sung out word.

It is not, under any circumstances, pronounced "zai-anne." Ever. EVER.
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[identity profile] benlehman.livejournal.com 2006-04-09 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
In pinyin, yeah.

For an English audience, I try to write things in English words or, at the least, English phonics. So xi -> she , an -> ahn

[identity profile] silvergoose.livejournal.com 2006-04-09 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
Sean, a sophomore here at Brown, is playing a character with that name in the current LARP.

Summons the pheonix all the time.

[identity profile] benlehman.livejournal.com 2006-04-09 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
What meaning does the name have? In other words: 什么“xi"什么”an"?

[identity profile] silvergoose.livejournal.com 2006-04-09 02:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Given he's a samurai, I'm actually kinda confused by it. I'll ask him this afternoon.

[identity profile] psychotropek.livejournal.com 2006-04-09 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
It's his Chinese name (his mother is Chinese), and I'm not exactly sure as to the meaning.

[identity profile] silvergoose.livejournal.com 2006-04-10 01:13 pm (UTC)(link)
The an is peace, and thus xi-an is some form of peace.

Beyond that he is unsure.
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