Attested Chinese name

白霓 Bái Ní

A white rainbow; a rare, luminous image.

Given name: 白霓 Usage: female Era: classical

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Bái Ní

Character by character

白
bái

white; pure, unblemished; bright

霓
ní

rainbow

Why it works

白霓 (Bái Ní) is a classical Chinese given name. 白 means white; pure, unblemished; bright; 霓 means rainbow. It comes from Chu Ci · Jiu Ge · Dong Jun (楚辭·九歌·東君), where the text reads “青雲衣兮白霓裳” — Garments of blue clouds and a skirt of white rainbow. It is ethereal and uncommon. It is a literary name rather than a common modern choice; check the full name aloud with your surname.

Sound

The pinyin is Bái Ní. Say it slowly, then at normal speed. If a tone feels difficult, practice the syllable alone before putting the full name together. A Chinese speaker will usually understand an imperfect tone in context, but the closer you get, the more natural the name feels.

How to introduce it

“My Chinese name is 白霓. 白 — white; pure, unblemished; bright; 霓 — rainbow.”

A common full-name pattern would be 李白霓 (Lǐ Bái Ní), using the surname 李. You can also use no surname at all.

Source

Chu Ci · Jiu Ge · Dong Jun (楚辭·九歌·東君) · 青雲衣兮白霓裳

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