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Pronunciation
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梅
- Standard Mandarin: méi /mei˧˥/
- Middle Chinese: /muʌi/
- English: 'May' as in May, rising tone
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灵（靈）
- Standard Mandarin: líng /lɪŋ˧˥/
- Middle Chinese: /leŋ/
- English: 'ling' as in sparkling, rising tone
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捷
- Standard Mandarin: jié /tɕiɛ˧˥/
- Middle Chinese: /dziᴇp/
- English: 'z' as in Z, 'ye' as in yes, rising tone
What does it mean
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梅
- Meaning: Prunus mume(plum), surname
- Original meaning: Phoebe zhennan
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灵（靈）
- Meaning: spirit, soul
- Original meaning: dancing witch
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捷
- Meaning: success, quickly
- Original meaning: war trophies
Origins
The name comes from the idiom 人杰地灵 which is used to describe Jiang-xi Province where both of my parents are born. 杰 is substituted with 捷 that sounds the same (jié).
物华天宝，龙光射牛斗之墟；人杰地灵，徐孺下陈蕃之榻
物華天寶，龍光射牛斗之墟；人傑地靈，徐孺下陳蕃之榻。
There are elites in its people, since the land is blessed.