编者按：五行中用金木水火土怎么说呢?这些特殊的文字在英语中的解释是怎么样的呢?作者教我们来学着五行知识。
Doyouknowthesecharacters,especiallythelastone?
Iguessyourfacemightbe_<or囧(jiǒng/embarrassed)
Howaboutthese:金,木,水,火,土?(jīn,mù,shuǐ,huǒ,tǔ)
It39;sapieceofcake,right?EvenifyouareaChinesebeginner,thelastrowofcharactersiseasy.
WhenyouliveinChinaforsometimeandmakefriendswithChinese,it39;snotdifficultforyoutofindthatthefirstfivewordsareacommoncomponentofChinesenames.Myelevenyear-oldcousin39;snicknameisTripleGold(三金sānjīn)ashisnameisXin(鑫xīn).Thiswordsstructureisratherspecial:itconsistsofatripletofthecharacter金(jīn).Acollegeroommate39;sgivennamewasalsoXin(鑫xīn).TheybothcarrythissecondnameXinaccordingtothetraditionalWuXingtheory.
WhatisWuXing?
TheWuXing,(五行w365;xíng)–alsoknownastheFivePhases,theFiveAgentsortheFiveMovements–areWood(木mù),Fire(火huǒ),Earth(土tǔ),Metal(金jīn)andWater(水shuǐ).
InChinesegeomancy(divinationpracticessuchasFengShui),ifyourdestinylackseitherofthesefiveelements,youmightwanttoconsidersimplyaddingit,andenhancingyournamewiththesewordsisausefulmethod.That39;swhytheXin(鑫xīn)appearsinmycousinandroommate39;snames.
Thewordsatthebeginningofthisarticlearethetriplestructuresofthefiveelements:
Sen(森sēn)meansforestandisthetripletofMu(木);
Miao(淼miǎo)hasthemeaningofwideexpanseofwaterandisthetripletofShui(水);
Xin(鑫xīn)goesprosperousorgoodprofitespeciallyinbusinessasthetripletofJin(金);
Yan(焱yàn)isaformalusageofsparkorflameandisthetripletofhuo(火)
Yao(垚yáo)builtupofthreetu(土)describesaveryhighmountain.
Onceyouunderstandthemeaningandthestructureofthesewords,theyarenotonlyaseasyasABC,butwiththeirfortune-enhancingpropertiesalsoverypowerfultoolsforstreamliningthoseelementsinyourChinesename!Hey,it39;syourdestinyafterall.