the fact that abe tsuyoshi/li zhendong (kuzuryuu’s actor ♦️) has two separate names for his chinese side and japanese side is very extremely significant. i haven’t personally heard of anyone else who does this before; even i use the same sinitic name for all CJKVH languages (which is the norm for all sinitic people). the more you think about it, this could be a very convenient, well-chosen, solid option for some folks of certain walks of life, but they’re definitely a minority and this practice will probably never become popular or the majority (which is a good thing; let’s keep it that way).
anyway, i love that he has two names—what a special decision!—and that it works perfectly for his job as an international actor. i think kuzuryuu ♦️ deserves to have a separate chinese name too, because he’s special too and we all love him.
🇯🇵 九頭竜慧一（くずりゅう ケイイチ）Kuzuryuu Keiichi
🇨🇳🇭🇰🇹🇼🇲🇴 黃吟德（ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄣˊㄉㄜˊ）Ng Gim-tek