![]() ![]() The Latin word came from Greek ἄβαξ abax which means something without base, and improperly, any piece of rectangular board or plank. It may be a reference to the Hundred Schools of Thought during the Warring States period of Ancient China, where the Confucian philosophy of "Liyue" (Rites and Music) survived the war in academia.The use of the word abacus dates before 1387 AD, when a Middle English work borrowed the word from Latin to describe a sandboard abacus. Divine Body from Guyun says a variety of different ideals were born and died during the Archon War, where Liyue survived the war.Morax, the founder of Liyue, quotes some proverbs from the Analects of Confucius in a (non-canon) official blog post.Liyue Harbor is said to be an economical center, similar to many port cities in China.This is the most likely in-game etymology of "Liyue." Lion's Roar is inspired by a famous poem ( Chinese: 古剑篇 "Tale of the Ancient Sword"), which describes the casting of an ancient sword which "like a white lotus spit out from a glazed jade box, the golden ring on the hilt of the sword is dyed with the brilliance of the sun and the moon" ( Chinese: 琉璃玉匣吐莲花,错镂金环映明月). Deeper lore connects to the sword Lion's Roar ( Chinese: 匣里龙吟 "Dragon's Roar in the Box")."Glaze in the Box, Moon among the Clouds" as "As man hides Li in a box, so nature hides Yue between the clouds," and explains that "Li" is a "precious ceramic ornament" and "Yue" refers to the moon. Qingzhou translates the phrase 匣中琉璃云间月 lit.琉璃 "glaze" and 月 "moon" are the two main elements in the etymology of Liyue. "Glaze in the Box, Moon among the Clouds") in Liyue. "Tour of the Land among the Rock of Glaze") written by Sumeru Akademiya was renamed as "Hidden Diamond and Cloudy Moon: Wonders and Folklores of Liyue" ( Chinese: 匣中琉璃云间月 lit. ![]() ![]()
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