๐ฎ๐ธ~โข"Mortality's Tenderness": cultural references in outfitsโข~๐ธ๐ฎ
A few clarifications to the post: 1) I tried my best to double-check the information, but there is always a chance that I could have missed something. 2) For some characters, I have not listed all the translation options, have selected some of them. 3) English is not my native language, so there's chance to see some mistakes and typos in the text.
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๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ
Chinese dynasties: Xia โ> Shang โ> Zhou โ> Qin โ> Han โ> Three kingdoms โ> Jin โ> Southern and Northern dynasties โ> Sui โ> Tang โ> Five dynasties period โ> Song โ> Yuan โ> Ming โ> Qing โ> Republic
๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ
This outfit is styled after the clothing of the Song Dynasty. Some elements are also found in some previous dynasties such as the Tang, Wei and Jin. Thus paying tribute, but at the same time creating newer and more sophisticated look. The outfit from the game is a more modern take on clothing from that period, adding more small details.
๐ธMc's outfit name: ็ผ ๆฅ [chรกnchลซn]
็ผ [chรกn] wrap; wind around; tie; bind.
ๆฅ [chลซn] spring; love; lust; wanton.
๐ธMc's hairstyle name: ๆตๅฝฑ [liรบyวng]
ๆต [liรบ] flow; circulate; drift; class.
ๅฝฑ [yวng] shadow; image; reflection.
๐ธ Mc's earrings name: ็ธๆ [xiฤngyรฌng]
็ธๆ [xiฤngyรฌng] set each other off; form a contrast.
Idiom: ๆนๅ
ๅกๅฝฑ, ็ธๆ ๆ่ถฃ. The shimmering lake and the pagodaโs reflection present a lovely scene. (Set each other off to form a pleasing contrast; contrast pleasingly with each other).
๐ผ Xavier's outfit name: ็ขงๅคฉ [bรฌtiฤn]
็ขง [bรฌ] jade; green; blue.
ๅคฉ [tiฤn] sky; heaven; god; celestial.
๐ผ Second's outfit name: ็ๆ [xuรกnyuรจ]
็ [xuรกn] dark; profound; abstruse.
็ๆ: in buddhist terminology metaphor for profound truths, emphasizing their profundity and ineffability.
๐ผ Xavier's hairstyle name: ๆงๆ [pฤngxฤซng]
ๆง [pฤng] hold up in twi hands; flatter.
ๆ [xฤซng] star; heavenly body.
๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ
Another outfit inspired by the Song Dynasty. This look is closer to the Southern Song period. A frequently encountered item of clothing is a jacket with a straight collar as an outer layer. The overall color scheme of the clothing was light and elegant, including light blue, light yellow, light pink, lotus root green, and pinkish purple.
๐ธ Mc's outfit name: ๅ้ [huรญyร n]
ๅ [huรญ] return; turn around; a time.
ๅ้: reference to a poem written by Yu Jing, a poet of the Song Dynasty.
๐ธ Mc's hairstyle name: ็ผๆขจ [zhuรฌlรญ]
็ผ [zhuรฌ] sew; patch together; link; connect.
๐ธ Mc's earrings name: ่ฏ่ [shรญ(zhรฌ)ruว]
่ฏ [shรญ] to know; knowledge.
่ฏ [zhรฌ] remember; recognize; mark; sign.
่ [ruว] stamen; bud; unopened flowers.
๐ผ Zayne's outfit name: ๅ้ [lรญngshuฤng]
ๅ [lรญng] ice; pure; virtuous; insult; maltreat.
้ [shuฤng] frost; crystallized; candied.
ๅ้: often used as a metaphor for the noble (unsullied) and faithful (constant) character of a person.
๐ผ Second's outfit name: ็็ [liรบyร n]
็ [liรบ] remain; stop; halt; detain; keep.
็ [yร n] swallow (bird); banquet; comfort; enjoy.
๐ผ Zayne's hairstyle name: ่จๆทฑ [yรกnshฤn]
่จ [yรกn] words; speech; speak; say.
ๆทฑ [shฤn] deep; depth; far; extreme.
๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ
This outfit more accurately represents the clothing of the Tang Dynasty. During this period, women gained noticeable freedom (despite the fact that they were still largely dependent on men). This was also reflected in clothing. Women were able to dress more openly, exposing their dรฉcolletage and also wearing men's clothing.
๐ธ Mc's outfit name: ้ฆไนฆ [jวnshลซ]
้ฆ [jวn] brocade; bright and beautiful.
ไนฆ [shลซ] book; letter; document; writings.
้ฆไนฆ: refers to ้ฆๅญไนฆ, are often used to refer to letter written by wives to their husbands or husbands to their wives to express their longing for them.
๐ธ Mc's hairstyle name: ็นไบ้ฌ [diวnyรบnbรฌn]
็น [diวn] dot; speck; spot; point; degree.
ไบ้ฌ [yรบnbรฌn] a woman's beautiful, thick hair (metaphor of a young and beautiful woman).
๐ธ Mc's earrings name: ่้ฌ [cรกngbรฌn]
่ [cรกng] hide; conceal; hoard; store up.
้ฌ [bรฌn] temples; hair on the temples.
๐ผ Rafayel's outfit name: ็ซฏๆณฝ [duฤnzรฉ]
็ซฏ [duฤn] end; extreme; beginning.
ๆณฝ [zรฉ] pond; marsh; damp; beneficence.
๐ผ Second's outfit name: ๅ ็ [guฤnyรน]
ๅ [guฤn] cap; crown; headgear; put on a hat (a sign of adulthood).
็ [yรน] pure; fair; handsome; beautiful; jade; gem; rich.
ๅ ็: used as a metaphor to describe a handsome man.
๐ผ Rafayel's hairstyle name: ๅฟ้ [xฤซnsuรญ]
ๅฟ [xฤซn] heart; mind; intelligence; soul; feeling.
้ [suรญ] follow; listen to; submit to; comply with; adopt to.
๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ
The second outfit inspired by the Tang Dynasty. However, unlike the previous one, in my opinion, this one has a more modern style. Something similar can be seen in cn dramas. The main difference from the classical Tang style is that the skirt sits a little lower (in similar styles of hanfu, the skirt is worn mainly under the chest) and the absence of a long cape with long sleeves.
๐ธ Mc's outfit name: ้็ฏ [zhรบdฤng]
้ [zhรบ] chase; expel; one by one.
็ฏ [dฤng] lantern; lamp.
๐ธ Mc's hairstyle name: ็ฏๅฎธ [huรกnchรฉn]
็ฏ [huรกn] hoop; link; jade ring or bracelet; ring.
ๅฎธ [chรฉn] great mansion; imperial palace; throne.
๐ธ Mc's earrings name: ่งๅฝฉ [jiร ncวi]
่ง [jiร n] see; observe; behold; perceive; meet.
ๅฝฉ [cวi] hue; color; variegated colors; prize; brilliance; splendour; blood from a wound.
๐ผ Sylus' outfit name: ๆฝๅขจ [lวnmรฒ]
ๆฝ [lวn] grasp; take hold of; monopolize.
ๅขจ [mรฒ] ink stick; handwriting or painting.
๐ผ Second's outfit name: ๆ็ [huรกizhฤn]
ๆ [huรกi] bosom; mind; keep in mind; cherish.
็ [zhฤn] precious; valuable; treasure; rare.
ๆ็: component of an idiom ๆฑๅฎๆ็, means a person possessing excellent virtues and talents.
๐ผ Sylus' hairstyle name: ๆฟๅพ [yuร nwวng]
ๆฟ [yuร n] hope; wish; desire; sincere; honest; vow.
ๅพ [wวng] go; towards; past.
๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ
And one more outfit referencing the Tang Dynasty. It also has details that are close to the modern adaptation of this style. Skirts worn over the bust made the figure appear fuller, and the lightness of the fabrics gave it a unique airiness that perfectly conveyed the beauty standards of the time: ยซBeauty in fullnessยป.
๐ธ Mc's outfit name: ้ฎ่ถ [wรจndiรฉ]
้ฎ [wรจn] ask, inquire; (chinese medicine: one of the four methods of diagnosis)
๐ธ Mc's hairstyle name: ็ๆฅ [yรญngchลซn]
็ [yรญng] fill; full; overflowing; surplus.
ๆฅ [chลซn] spring; love; lust; wanton.
๐ธ Mc's earrings name: ่ฒ็ [liรกnshฤng]
็ [shฤng] life; living; life time; birth; be born.
่ฒ็: possibly refers to ่ฒ่ฑ็ Padmasambhava.
๐ผ Caleb's outfit name: ่ฃๆฏ [rรณngkลซ]
่ฃๆฏ [rรณngkลซ] (of plants) flourishing and withering; rising and falling (or decline); ups and downs.
๐ผ Second's outfit name: ่ก่ทฏ [xรญnglรน]
่ก่ทฏ [xรญnglรน] take a walk; walk; travel.
๐ผ Caleb's hairstyle name: ๅฟ
่ก [bรฌxรญng]
ๅฟ
[bรฌ] certainly; surely; must.
่ก [xรญng] go; walk; move; behaviour.
ๅฟ
่ก: part of an idiom ่จๅบๅฟ
่ก, suit the action to the word; metaphor for a person who is very trustworthy.
๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ๏พ๏ฝฅโป๏ฝฅ๏พ
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